Legal Opinion

State v. Higgins

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided December 6, 1979No. 61285Published

1Opinion of the Court

592 S.W.2d 151 (1979)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent,

v.

Cody V. HIGGINS, Appellant.

No. 61285.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

December 6, 1979.

James D. Boggs, Platte City, for appellant.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Robert Presson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

RENDLEN, Judge.

I

Convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment, defendant sought reversal in the Court of Appeals, Western District, but the cause was transferred here by that court on its own motion prior to opinion.[1] Considering the case as though on original appeal, we affirm.

A

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2Cases cited60 opinions

  1. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
  5. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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