Legal Opinion

State v. Hunter

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided July 7, 1981No. WD 31509PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRITCHARD, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was found guilty of murder in the second degree by the verdict of a jury. In accordance with the verdict, the trial court sentenced him to 15 years imprisonment in the Division of Corrections.

In his first point appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying his pre-trial motion to strike the entire jury panel because its selection and composition did not represent a fair and accurate cross section of the community; it was not representative of appellant’s economic and social peers; and appellant was precluded from having a fair and impartial jury…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Taylor v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. State v. RamseySupreme Court of Missouri · 1963
  5. State v. ButlerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1958

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. O'DELLMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. State v. HarrisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989
  3. State v. RankMissouri Court of Appeals · 1993
  4. Elo v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982
  5. State v. O'DELLMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984

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