Legal Opinion

State v. Jackson

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided January 12, 1970No. 54196PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRITCHARD, Commissioner.

The principal question presented is whether the trial court was required to make a determination of the voluntariness of appellant’s confession prior to its admission into evidence absent an objection by appellant or a request for a hearing on such question outside of the presence of the jury within Jackson v. Denno, 378 U.S. 368, 84 S.Ct. 1774, 12 L.Ed.2d 908.

Upon a charge of robbery in the first degree, appellant was convicted by the verdict of a jury, which assessed punishment at seven years imprisonment in the Department of Corrections. Trial was begun and…

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2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. People v. HuntleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
  3. Pinto v. PierceSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. United States v. Richard Floyd InmanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
  5. State v. BrookshireSupreme Court of Missouri · 1962

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. SagerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. State v. HunterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1970
  3. State v. GrovesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
  4. State v. FloydMissouri Court of Appeals · 2011
  5. State v. TylerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1970

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