Legal Opinion
State v. Peck
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided June 10, 1968No. 53109PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINCH, Presiding Judge.
Defendant was charged under the Habitual Criminal Act with escaping from the Missouri Penitentiary where he was confined. The trial court made the necessary findings with reference to a prior conviction and the jury found defendant guilty of escape as charged. The court then sentenced defendant to imprisonment for three years. His motion for a new trial was overruled and he appeals.
The evidence will support this narration of facts: On September 11, 1965, defendant was lawfully confined in the Missouri State Penitentiary at Jefferson City. He was serving two consecutive…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Hamilton v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- White v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- State v. BurnettSupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
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3Cited by31 opinions
- State v. AyersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1971
- State v. MitchellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1973
- State v. HillSupreme Court of Missouri · 1969
- State v. VansandtsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976
- State v. HayesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1975
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