Legal Opinion

State v. Kern

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided December 8, 1969No. 54110PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WELBORN, Commissioner.

Appeal from 25-year sentence on jury verdict finding appellant, Joe Allen Kern, guilty of assault with intent to kill with malice. § 559.180, RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S.

The principals involved in the case were inmates' of the Missouri Department of Corrections Medium Security Prison near Moberly. Donald James Helms and Billy Wayne Myers had joined in a burglary in Reynolds County, which had resulted in their sentences to the custody of the Department of Corrections. In the latter part of October, 1967, Helms was transferred to the Moberly prison. At that institution Helms met…

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2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  3. Miller v. PateSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1956
  5. State v. SalleeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1969

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. State v. StevensSupreme Court of Missouri · 1971
  2. McQueen v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1971
  3. State v. KellySupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
  4. State v. HughesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1980
  5. State v. HubbardMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983

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