Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided October 15, 1980No. 61612PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORGAN, Judge.
On April 24, 1978, appellant was tried to a jury on two counts of capital murder and one of assault with intent to kill with malice aforethought and was found guilty on each count.
The Western District of the Court of Appeals reversed the capital murder convictions, generally, for alleged instructional errors and affirmed the conviction and sentence for the assault. Motions for Rehearing were overruled; but, thereafter, the cause was transferred under Rule 83.02 to this Court “because of the general interest and importance of the questions of law involved.”
We believe that the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Taylor v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. DurenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1977
- Lee v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. HawkinsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Benson v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
- State v. BakerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1980
- State v. JohnsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986
- Kent v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
- State v. ThomasMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
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