Legal Opinion
Franklin v. State
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided June 8, 1970No. 54240PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORGAN, Judge.
On July 1, 1944, following a jury verdict of guilty and assessment of the death penalty, James Lee Franklin was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a three year old girl. In this postconviction proceeding, provided by Rule 27.26, V.A.M.R., he sought to have the judgment and sentence vacated. After an evidentiary hearing, relief was denied and this appeal followed.
Movant, then twenty-one years of age, lived in the same general neighborhood in the city of St. Louis as did the small girl. Briefly, as shown by the evidence, he enticed her on May 3, 1943, to take a ride…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Norvell v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Crosswhite v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Miller v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973
- Coney v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1973
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1972
- Tucker v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1972
- Boyer v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
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