Legal Opinion

State v. Hart

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided July 30, 2013No. SC 93153PublishedCited by 61 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PAUL C. WILSON, Judge.

Mr. Hart was 17 years old when he shot and killed his victim during the second of two robberies he committed on the evening of January 24, 2010. The jury found Hart guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree robbery, and two counts of armed criminal action. Hart waived jury sentencing prior to trial pursuant to section 557.086.4(1),1 and the trial court sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murder and to concurrent 30-year sentences for each of the three non-homicide crimes.

Hart appeals only his convictions for first-degree murder and…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  2. Roper v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  3. Cunningham v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  4. State v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
  5. State Ex Rel. Williams v. MarshSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982

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3Cited by61 opinions

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  3. People v. HolmanIllinois Supreme Court · 2017
  4. State v. NathanSupreme Court of Missouri · 2013
  5. Davis v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2018

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