Legal Opinion
State v. Austin
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided July 28, 1981No. 42955PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRIST, Presiding Judge.
Defendant appeals from a conviction, by a jury, of murder in the second degree for which he was sentenced to a twenty (20) year term of imprisonment. We affirm.
On March 19, 1980, defendant was found guilty of the shooting death of James Gully. The jury assessed punishment at twenty (20) years. The trial court ordered a pre-sentence investigation report. Based upon the favorable findings and conclusions in that report, defendant requested the court to place him on probation. The trial court acknowledged the commendations contained in the report and stated:
He [defendant],…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1974
- United States v. Jack C. RifenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- State v. OreMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978
- Benson v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by9 opinions
- State v. PriesmeyerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986
- State v. SimmonsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
- State v. GeerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
- State v. CarrilloMissouri Court of Appeals · 1996
- State v. KellerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
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