Legal Opinion

State v. Shafer

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided May 26, 1998No. 75868PublishedCited by 71 opinions

1Per curiam

Robert Shafer pled guilty to two counts of murder in the first degree and two counts of armed criminal action. He received two sentences of death and two life sentences. Schafer appealed and also filed a Rule 24.035 motion seeking to set aside his guilty plea and sentence. The motion court overruled the motion on the guilty plea but entered an order setting aside the death sentence. We have jurisdiction. Mo. Const. ART. V, sec. 3. We affirm the judgment of guilt and the decision of the motion court overruling the Rule 24.035 motion as to the guilty plea. We reverse the decision of the motion…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by71 opinions

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