Legal Opinion

State v. Ward

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided September 14, 1970No. 54480PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMAS F. McGUIRE, Special Judge.

Defendant was charged and convicted by a jury of first degree robbery by means of a dangerous and deadly weapon and having also been tried under Sec. 556.280, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S., the second offender act, was sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment. He appeals.

From the evidence presented at the trial the jury could have found the occurrence of the following events :

About 9:30 a. m. on April 23, 1968, the appellant and his accomplice entered the store (with living quarters in the rear), owned and operated by V. S. Stephens, located a few miles from Sikeston,…

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2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  2. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  5. Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. HaydenSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. State v. JohnsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. State v. MaxwellMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973
  3. State v. HornbeckSupreme Court of Missouri · 1973
  4. Mattern v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1972
  5. United States v. Charles E. RoseCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976

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