Legal Opinion
State v. Bullington
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided December 11, 1984No. WD 34893PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOWENSTEIN, Presiding Judge.
This appeal arises from a burglary in St. Louis County on September 3, 1977 in which the defendant Bullington broke into a home with a shotgun, tied up and taped the eyes of two of the residents (mother and son of the victim) then took the victim, Pamela Sue Wright, age 18, with him as a hostage. Other facts will be recounted with the relevant point of error raised on appeal by Bullington. Suffice it to say at this juncture, Bullington, while brandishing the shotgun, told the mother and brother to be quiet or he’d blow their heads off. He told the brother, “Don’t…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Foster v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Bullington v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by18 opinions
- State v. SilveySupreme Court of Missouri · 1995
- State v. HornbuckleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1989
- State v. GloverMissouri Court of Appeals · 1997
- State v. GreenMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990
- State v. WilliamsMissouri Court of Appeals · 2000
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