Legal Opinion
State v. Stokes
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 22, 1986No. 49464PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMON, Judge.
Defendant, Marvin Stokes, appeals from a conviction of second degree murder. Section 565.004, RSMo 1978. Following a jury verdict in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, the defendant was sentenced to a prison term of fifteen years.
On appeal, the defendant contends the trial court erred in: (1) overruling his motion to suppress his taped statement because (a) it was made while he was in custody pursuant to a warrantless arrest not based upon probable cause, and (b) it was induced by hope of immunity from prosecution and punishment; (2) overruling his motion for a mistrial…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Bram v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Gordon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- State v. HigginsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1979
- State v. WileySupreme Court of Missouri · 1975
- United States v. Paul FerraraCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by30 opinions
- State v. FranklinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
- Wilcox v. Director of RevenueMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992
- State v. ClementsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990
- State v. ReasonoverMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986
- State v. MayweatherMissouri Court of Appeals · 1993
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