Legal Opinion

State v. Franks

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided November 5, 1985No. 48508PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMON, Presiding Judge.

Angela Franks, defendant, was tried before a jury on charges of murder, second degree (Count I), § 565.021 RSMo 1978, and conspiracy to commit capital murder (Count II), § 564.016 RSMo 1978. Defendant was acquitted on the conspiracy charge but was convicted of murder second degree, and sentenced to a term of twenty years. On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court erred in: (1) overruling her motion to dismiss Count I (murder second degree) on grounds of prosecutorial vindictiveness; (2) overruling her motion to dismiss both counts on grounds of double jeopardy;…

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Bordenkircher v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Blackledge v. PerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Bobby Hardwick v. Ollie Doolittle, Jailer and William Anderson, SheriffCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  5. United States v. Herman v. KrezdornCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Ricky Lee Grubbs v. Paul DeloCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  2. Rainwater v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989
  3. State v. GrayMissouri Court of Appeals · 1991
  4. State v. MasseyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
  5. State v. CaysonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987

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