Legal Opinion
State v. Hanes
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 14, 1987No. 51417PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMON, Judge.
Defendant, William Joseph Hanes, was convicted by a jury of capital murder, Section 565.001, RSMo 1980, and sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole or probation for fifty (50) years.
On appeal, Hanes contends that the trial court erred in: (1) failing to instruct the jury on second degree felony murder; (2) allowing prosecutor to improperly bolster the state’s chief witness’ credibility by eliciting testimony regarding a plea bargain between the witness and the state; (3) allowing the prosecutor to examine Hanes and other witnesses concerning unsubstantiated…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Alford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- United States v. John Cardillo, Lawrence Harris, Ralph Kaminsky, John Knapp, Louis Margolis, and Louis PiselliCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
- State v. BlairSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
- Horton v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- State v. BouserMissouri Court of Appeals · 2000
- State v. MotleyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987
- State v. MinnerMissouri Court of Appeals · 2010
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