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State v. Needs

Idaho Supreme Court

Decided February 26, 1979No. 12648PublishedCited by 130 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DONALDSON, Justice.

Sally Joanne Needs appeals her conviction and sentence for life imprisonment for murder in the first degree of Ronald Needs, her husband. In late June, 1976, a resident of Emmett, Idaho discovered a torso, without head and arms and partially burned, in Ada County near the Gem County line. Following investigation and examination of the corpse authorities tentatively established the identity of the corpse to be that of Ron Needs. Further investigation led Idaho authorities to arrest Sally Needs for the murder of her husband. Defendant pleaded not guilty. After a trial by…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Murphy v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Parker v. GladdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. People v. PeeteCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1921

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3Cited by130 opinions

  1. State v. LordWashington Supreme Court · 1992
  2. State v. SheahanIdaho Supreme Court · 2003
  3. State v. CreechIdaho Supreme Court · 1983
  4. State v. PizzutoIdaho Supreme Court · 1991
  5. State v. CardIdaho Supreme Court · 1991

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