Legal Opinion
State v. Murphy
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided May 21, 1985No. WD 35457PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOMERVILLE, Presiding Judge.
Defendant was charged with capital murder (§ 565.001, RSMo 1978), and tried in Cole County on change of venue. The state waived the death penalty, defendant waived trial by jury, and the trial judge found defendant guilty as charged and sentenced him to imprisonment for life without eligibility for probation or parole for fifty years.
Pursuant to a formal warrant issued out of Pulaski County, defendant and his wife were arrested on the morning of May 20, 1981, for capital murder. The victim was Vesta Lee Martin, a resident of Pulaski County. On the same date,…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by15 opinions
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