Legal Opinion
State v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided December 8, 1981No. 62067PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES R. REINHARD, Special Judge.
Defendant was convicted of capital murder in the slaying of a Kansas City police officer. The jury assessed punishment at life imprisonment with no possibility of parole for 50 years. Sections 565.001, 565.008 RSMo. 1978. 1 Judgment was entered accordingly. Defendant complains of a spate of errors in the course of his 19 points on appeal. We affirm.
The state’s evidence showed the following facts: Defendant was well-known to the police officers working in the area near defendant’s home. The slain officer, Officer John O’Sullivan, had arrested defendant three…
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