Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Jones v. Cooksey
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided April 21, 1992No. 74343PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES F. McHENRY, Special Judge.
On September 23, 1982, Richard Austin committed robbery in the first degree in Howell County, Missouri. Four days later he committed the offense of kidnapping in Kansas and was there arrested on that charge on September 29. On that same day, a Missouri detainer was lodged against him.
On March 4, 1983, Austin was received by the Kansas Department of Corrections to begin serving a sentence imposed for the kidnapping.
Having been returned to Missouri custody on September 1, 1983, to dispose of the robbery charge, Austin was tried to a jury and convicted. On…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Thurston v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990
- Harkins v. LaufSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
- Seevers v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989
3Cited by26 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Simmons v. WhiteSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
- Washington v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- Jenkins v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1999
- State v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1999
- Roy v. Missouri Department of CorrectionsMissouri Court of Appeals · 2000
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