Legal Opinion
State v. Howard
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided February 28, 1995No. 18265, 19122 and 19123PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHRUM, Chief Judge.
In December 1991, defendant Samuel Howard shot and killed Terry Easley and Billy Joe Luttrell during a fight involving the victims and another defendant, Steve Allen Bowen. 1 The state charged both Howard and Bowen with two counts of first degree murder and two counts of armed criminal action. Howard and Bowen defended on the basis that both homicides were justified as Howard acted in the justified defense of Bowen.
A jury rejected their defense and found Samuel Howard guilty of two counts of murder in the first degree, § 565.020.1, RSMo 1986, and two counts of armed…
2Cases cited76 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Lockhart v. McCreeSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Sanders v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1987
- State v. GrimSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
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3Cited by41 opinions
- State v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
- Daniels v. Yancey, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2005
- State v. BeckMissouri Court of Appeals · 2005
- State v. DoddMissouri Court of Appeals · 1999
- State v. SmithMissouri Court of Appeals · 2006
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