Legal Opinion
State v. Smith
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided April 12, 1971No. 53326PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORGAN, Judge.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced defendant to life imprisonment. He has appealed.
Defendant, a 26-year old (graduate student) instructor in history at the University of Missouri, was charged with the killing of a student on October 18, 1965. Upon arraignment, he entered a plea of not guilty in reliance on the defense “that as a result of mental disease or defect he did not appreciate the nature, quality or wrongfulness of his conduct or was incapable of conforming his conduct to the requirements of law.” On the same day, December…
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3Cited by9 opinions
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