Legal Opinion
State v. Tatum
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided June 1, 1983No. 12801PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PREWITT, Judge.
Defendant was convicted of the class A felony of assault in the first degree by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument, § 565.050, RSMo 1978, and sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment. He was charged with shooting Marzine Abies, a guest in his home, with a .22 caliber rifle.
We first discuss his contention that § 565.050 is unconstitutional because it is vague, indefinite, and confusing. As the validity of a statute of Missouri is questioned, if it has been properly raised and preserved, jurisdiction is in the supreme court. Mo. Const. Art. V, § 3. If jurisdiction in the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Kansas City v. HoweMissouri Court of Appeals · 1967
- Christiansen v. Fulton State HospitalSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
- State v. BrowningSupreme Court of Missouri · 1969
- State v. ZweifelMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
- State v. HaygoodSupreme Court of Missouri · 1967
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Stenger v. Great Southern Savings & Loan Ass'nMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
- Tatum v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
- State v. HurtMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
- State v. KnifongMissouri Court of Appeals · 2001
- Turpin v. KingMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
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