State v. Wendel
Missouri Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
NORWIN D. HOUSER, Special Judge.
Convicted by a jury of robbery in the first degree and sentenced to 25 years in the custody of the department of corrections, Leonard T. Wendel has appealed, claiming he was denied a fair trial because of prejudicial comments made by the trial court, and that the court abused its discretion in connection with his sentencing.
There was evidence that in the commission of a robbery at a Velvet Freeze store appellant came around the corner, placed a big, long knife (a hunting knife with a blade 4 or 5 inches long) at the neck of the waitress, threatened to kill her,…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Quercia v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- State v. DegraffenreidSupreme Court of Missouri · 1972
- State v. KringSupreme Court of Missouri · 1877
- State v. McKeeverSupreme Court of Missouri · 1936
- State v. JohnstoneSupreme Court of Missouri · 1960
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- People v. CollinsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
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