Legal Opinion

State v. Chambers

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided July 14, 1975No. 58407PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HIGGINS, Commissioner.

Freddy Chambers was convicted by a jury of one count of stealing and four counts of murder, second degree. The jury was unable to agree on his punishment and the court fixed the punishment at ten years’ imprisonment for the stealing and at twenty-five years’ imprisonment on each count of murder with the terms to run consecutively. Sentence and judgment were rendered accordingly. §§ 560.156, 560.161.2(2), 559.020, 559.030, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S.; Rules 24.04, 27.03, V.A.M.R.

Appellant does not question the sufficiency of evidence to sustain his convictions, and a jury…

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2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. People v. SatchellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
  4. The People v. GolsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1965
  5. Anthony Cardarella v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967

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3Cited by66 opinions

  1. Newton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
  2. State v. TreadwaySupreme Court of Missouri · 1977
  3. Sours v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1980
  4. State v. MorganSupreme Court of Missouri · 1980
  5. Whalen v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1981

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