Thompson v. State
Missouri Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
HOGAN, Judge.
This is a proceeding for postconviction relief under our Rule 27.26, V.A.M.R. Petitioner Douglas W. Thompson seeks to vacate a life sentence imposed by the Circuit Court of Mississippi County on December 23, 1966, after a jury had found him guilty of first-degree murder. The trial court denied an evidentiary'hearing and dismissed the proceeding upon the State’s motion. Thompson appeals.
Thompson was convicted of first-degree murder in the Circuit Court of Bollinger County in December 1961, and a death sentence was imposed. On direct appeal, the judgment and sentence were affirmed.…
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2Cases cited39 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. IvoryMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
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- Douglas W. Thompson v. Carl White, Superintendent, Missouri Training Center for MenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
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