Legal Opinion

Coney v. State

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided March 12, 1973No. 55561PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOUSER, Commissioner.

In May, 1963 Ellis Coney, Jr., was convicted by a jury of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. In June, 1963 he pleaded guilty to charges of rape, and robbery in the first degree with a dangerous and deadly weapon. He was given life sentences on each of these pleas, the robbery sentence to run consecutively with the murder sentence and the rape sentence to run consecutively with the other two sentences. While serving the sentence for murder and in December, 1968 Coney filed a motion under Criminal Rule 27.26 to vacate and set aside the three judgments…

Also in this document: Per curiam.

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. Haynes v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Haley v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1948

40 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by38 opinions

  1. State v. NathanSupreme Court of Missouri · 2013
  2. McCrary v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. State v. YoungSupreme Court of Kansas · 1976
  4. In Interest of ADRSupreme Court of Missouri · 1980
  5. State Ex Rel. T.J.H. v. BillsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1974

33 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API