Legal Opinion
State v. Duren
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided March 15, 1977No. 59763Published
1Opinion of the Court
547 S.W.2d 476 (1977)
STATE of Missouri, Appellant,
v.
Billy DUREN, Respondent.
No. 59763.
Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.
March 15, 1977.
Preston Dean, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for appellant.
Edward H. Stratemeier, Kansas City, for respondent.
MORGAN, Judge.
On April 30, 1976, a grand jury returned an indictment wherein respondent was charged with "capital" murder under the provisions of §§ 559.005 and 559.009, RSMo Supp. 1975. Thereafter, the trial court found that said statutes authorized imposition of the death penalty in a manner violative of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to…
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