Legal Opinion
State v. Jones
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided June 10, 1972No. 46,033PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Harman, C.:
Claude Howard Jones was tried and convicted by a jury of the offense of murder in the first degree. His motion for new trial was overruled, he was sentenced to life imprisonment and he now appeals.
Appellant and the victim of the alleged offense were inmates of the same cell house at the Kansas State Penitentiary at Lansing on May 30, 1968, when the latter was burned to death as a result of having combustible material thrown on him in his cell and ignited. The defense offered at trial and supported by several inmates was an alibi — that…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- William Clayton Pierce v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Charles Kelly and Raymond ImpCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Howard Dean Hansen, A/K/A Dean Hansen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Casey v. Phillips Pipeline Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1967
- Hiller Arthur Hayes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Cantrell v. Amarillo Hardware Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1979
- Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2007
- State v. McClainSupreme Court of Kansas · 1975
- State v. HollawaySupreme Court of Kansas · 1974
- State v. SandersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1978
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