Legal Opinion
State v. Floyd
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided May 2, 2000No. 22598PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES K. PREWITT, Judge.
Defendant was arrested the morning of October 3,1997, for the murder of his wife. He was originally charged by complaint, which was dismissed when the grand jury issued an indictment on October 28, 1997, charging murder in the first degree, pursuant to § 565.020.1, RSMo 1994. Following jury trial on August 24-28, 1998, Defendant was found guilty and thereafter sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.
The evidence presented established the following: At approximately 4:00 a.m. on October 3, 1997, Defendant awoke before his wife, Sherri Floyd, and turned off the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Block v. RutherfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. RousanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1998
- State v. WiseSupreme Court of Missouri · 1994
- State v. BurkhardtSupreme Court of Missouri · 1990
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. SmothersMissouri Court of Appeals · 2009
- State v. BurnsMissouri Court of Appeals · 2003
- State v. PayneMissouri Court of Appeals · 2004
- Floyd v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2002