Legal Opinion

State v. Wise

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided August 15, 1994No. 73648PublishedCited by 171 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COVINGTON, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant Jessie Lee Wise guilty of first degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, stealing, and first degree robbery, and recommended a sentence of death. The trial court sentenced appellant to death. The postconviction court overruled appellant’s Rule 29.15 motion. Appellant raises numerous points of error on appeal. This Court has exclusive appellate jurisdiction. Mo. Const. art. V, § 3. Affirmed.

Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows that in 1972,…

2Cases cited106 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by171 opinions

  1. State v. TokarSupreme Court of Missouri · 1996
  2. State v. RousanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1998
  3. State v. StoreySupreme Court of Missouri · 1995
  4. State v. ParkerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1994
  5. State v. ClaySupreme Court of Missouri · 1998

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