Legal Opinion

Lane v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided August 31, 1982No. Nos. WD32226, WD32635PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WASSERSTROM, Judge.

Lane filed the present proceeding under Rule 27.26 to set aside his conviction and sentence to life imprisonment for first degree murder. The trial court sustained the motion and ordered a new trial. The state appeals from the order to the extent that it granted any relief. Lane appeals on the ground that the order should have granted full discharge rather than merely a new trial.

This case has a long and complex history, involving three trials and two appeals not including the present one. The underlying facts are stated at length in the opinions on the first two appeals,…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Tibbs v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Greene v. MasseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Hudson v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Estate of Ingram v. RollinsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1993
  2. State v. LaneMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982

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