Legal Opinion

State v. Johnson

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided June 13, 2000No. SC 81596PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

22 S.W.3d 183 (2000)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent,

v.

Ernest Lee JOHNSON, Appellant.

No. SC 81596.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

June 13, 2000.

Rehearing Denied August 1, 2000.

William J. Swift, Asst. Public Defender, Columbia, for Appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Linda Lemke, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for Respondent.

DUANE BENTON, Judge.

Defendant Ernest Lee Johnson killed three employees of a convenience store by beating them to death with a hammer. A search of his home led to the discovery of bloody clothes, money and receipts from the convenience store. See State v.…

2Cases cited54 opinions

  1. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Tuilaepa v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  4. Buchanan v. AngeloneSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  5. State v. TokarSupreme Court of Missouri · 1996

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. State v. ForrestSupreme Court of Missouri · 2006
  2. State v. ColeSupreme Court of Missouri · 2002
  3. State v. DeckSupreme Court of Missouri · 2010
  4. State v. ChristesonSupreme Court of Missouri · 2001
  5. Joy v. MorrisonSupreme Court of Missouri · 2008

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