Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided June 24, 1986No. WD 36591PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHANGLER, Judge.
The defendant Johnson was convicted of two counts of capital murder and was sentenced to concurrent terms of life imprisonment without probation or parole for fifty years. Sections 559.005, 559.011, RSMo Cum.Supp.1975. The appeal presents six contentions of trial error, but does not question the sufficiency of the evidence for' conviction of the offenses.
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2Cases cited42 opinions
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- State v. DegraffenreidSupreme Court of Missouri · 1972
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