Legal Opinion
State v. Baldridge
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 13, 1993No. WD 42845, WD 44688PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMART, Judge.
Appellant Baldridge was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of Pearl Newby, an elderly invalid residing with appellant at the time of her death. She was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Beverly Baldridge appeals her conviction, and also appeals the denial of her 29.15 motion.
Pearl Newby was 84 years old at the time of her death. She had been suffering from heart disease many years, and also suffered from other medical conditions, including kidney deficiency. Because of her condition of chronic congestive heart disease, she had been taking digoxin, a form of…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Geders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Sanders v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1987
- State v. AntwineSupreme Court of Missouri · 1987
- Perry v. LeekeSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by12 opinions
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