Legal Opinion

State v. Smith

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided December 12, 1989No. 70946Published

1Opinion of the Court

781 S.W.2d 761 (1989)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent,

v.

Samuel D. SMITH, Appellant.

No. 70946.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

December 12, 1989.

Rehearing Denied January 10, 1990.

Craig A. Johnston, Columbia, David D. Kite, Jefferson City, for appellant.

William L. Webster, Atty. Gen., Christopher M. Kehr, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

RENDLEN, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of first degree murder for the stabbing death of fellow inmate Marlin May at the Missouri State Penitentiary on January 15, 1987. Because the jury fixed his punishment at death, defendant's appeal falls…

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2Cases cited60 opinions

  1. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Michigan v. LongSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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