Legal Opinion
State v. Jackson
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided February 20, 2008No. 26880PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JEFFREY W. BATES, Chief Judge.
After a bench trial, Timmy Jackson (Defendant) was found guilty of murder in the first degree for killing Jimmy Grills (Grills). See § 565.020. 1 Defendant was sentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of probation or parole. On appeal, Defendant contends that the trial court erred by: (1) admitting his confessions to police because the statements were involuntary due to the lack of a Miranda warning 2 and coercive interrogation tactics; (2) permitting the State, over objection, to present a theory of the crime during closing argument that was…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Colorado v. ConnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. ForrestSupreme Court of Missouri · 2006
- State v. RousanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1998
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. HaslettMissouri Court of Appeals · 2009
- State of Missouri v. Daniel D. HartmanSupreme Court of Missouri · 2016
- State v. CritesMissouri Court of Appeals · 2013
- State of Missouri v. Vernell Loggins, Jr.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2014
- State v. MartinMissouri Court of Appeals · 2012
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