Legal Opinion

State v. Smith

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided April 29, 1997No. 77337PublishedCited by 102 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WHITE, Judge.

A jury convicted defendant Keith A. Smith of two counts of murder in the first degree. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for the murder of Reverend Parris Campbell and sentenced to death by lethal injection for the murder of Annie Miller. His pro se Rule 29.15 motion for posteonviction relief and the amended motion filed by appointed counsel were overruled without an evidentiary hearing. This case is before us on consolidated appeal. This Court has exclusive appellate jurisdiction. Mo. Const. art. V, sec. 3. We affirm the conviction, sentence, and denial of…

2Cases cited56 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Colorado v. ConnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by102 opinions

  1. State v. MorrowSupreme Court of Missouri · 1998
  2. State v. MiddletonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1999
  3. McLaughlin v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2012
  4. State v. WhitfieldSupreme Court of Missouri · 2003
  5. Morrow v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2000

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