Legal Opinion
State v. Worthington
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided December 7, 1999No. SC 81356PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHAEL A. WOLFF, Judge.
Michael S. Worthington pleaded guilty on August 28, 1998, to one count of first degree murder, one count of first degree burglary, and one count of forcible rape. After finding him to be a prior and persistent offender, the court sentenced Wor-thington to death for the murder charge, 30 years on the burglary charge, and life imprisonment on the forcible rape charge, to be served consecutively. Because the trial court imposed the death penalty, this Court has jurisdiction of his appeal. Mo. Const. art. V, sec. 3. Ordinarily, appellate review of guilty pleas is extremely…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Estelle v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Tuilaepa v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Mitchell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Worthington v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2005
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- Worthington v. RoperCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
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- State v. DeckSupreme Court of Missouri · 2010
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