State v. Caffey
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
HOUSER, Commissioner.
Jack Virgil Caffey was convicted of stealing property of a value of at least $50 ($175 in currency), §§ 560.156 and 560.-161, RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S., and sentenced to the maximum punishment for that offense, 10 years’ imprisonment.
On this appeal he denies the jurisdiction of the circuit court to try him, claiming the right to discharge on the ground that the magistrate court deprived him of his constitutional right to a speedy trial, due process of law and an effective appointment of counsel 1 and that the state was guilty of laches in bringing him to trial. 2 These…
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2Cases cited27 opinions
- Lisenba v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- United States v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Lyons v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Cooper v. StateSupreme Court of Kansas · 1966
- J. Adams Bruce, as President of Bruce's Juices, Incorporated v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by44 opinions
- State v. TurnerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1981
- State v. EatonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1973
- State v. StrongSupreme Court of Missouri · 1972
- State v. BolinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
- United States v. Lawrence ParishCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
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