Legal Opinion

State v. McKinney

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided September 9, 1975No. 35902PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALDEN A. STOCKARD, Special Judge.

Grover Cleveland McKinney, Jr., charged by indictment with the murder of Michael Johnson and the robbery of Dorothy Johnson, was found guilty by a jury of both charges. The jury assessed his punishment at life imprisonment for the murder, but it was unable to agree on the punishment for the robbery. The trial court assessed the punishment for robbery at imprisonment for a term of twenty-five years.

A jury reasonably could find the following facts. Eddie Thomas and James Johnson (no relation to Michael Johnson) went to the home of Michael and Dorothy Johnson at…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1969
  2. State v. KilgoreSupreme Court of Missouri · 1969
  3. State v. BurnleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1972
  4. State v. BurtonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1962
  5. State v. KirkMissouri Court of Appeals · 1974

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. ParkerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. Henderson v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
  3. State v. CarrollMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979
  4. McKinney v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982
  5. Ronald Dale Ledbetter v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2005

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