Legal Opinion
State v. Couts
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided April 27, 2004No. SC 85556PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
133 S.W.3d 52 (2004)
STATE of Missouri, Respondent,
v.
John D. COUTS, Appellant.
No. SC 85556.
Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.
April 27, 2004.
Sarah Weber Patel, Office of the State Public Defender, Kansas City, for Appellant.
Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Breck K. Burgess, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for Respondent.
LAURA DENVIR STITH, Judge.
John D. Couts was convicted of second-degree murder, based on his killing of David Beck while shooting into a dwelling, and of armed criminal action, based on his commission of the murder of Mr. Beck. Mr. Couts received two consecutive sentences…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Missouri v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Thummel v. KingSupreme Court of Missouri · 1978
- Deck v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2002
- State v. McTushSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
- State v. WickizerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1979
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- State v. DravenstottMissouri Court of Appeals · 2004
- Johnson v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2015
- State of Missouri v. Richard ReynoldsMissouri Court of Appeals · 2016
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