State v. Hayes
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
STOCKARD, Commissioner.
Appellant, Elmer Richard Hayes, was charged in separate informations with murder in the first degree of Thomas Jasper Hayes and Dorothy Hayes. Although the last names are the same, the victims were of no relation to appellant. The two cases were consolidated for trial, and appellant was found guilty of both murders and sentenced to life imprisonment on each charge.
From the evidence, including the contents of a confession, a jury reasonably could find that on February 12, 1967, appellant entered Club 8-East in Washington County, Missouri, displayed a pistol, and told Mr.…
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2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Frank v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1949
- Robinson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1929
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- Duane A. Verdon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1961
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