Legal Opinion

State v. Zink

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided November 22, 2005No. SC 86358PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RONNIE L. WHITE, Judge.

I

A jury convicted Appellant, David Stanley Zink, of one count of first-degree murder and recommended the death sentence. Judgment was entered consistent with the jury’s recommendation. Appellant seeks reversal raising twelve points of error. This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to Mo. Const. art. V, sec. 3. Affirmed.

II

The facts, which this Court reviews in the light most favorable to the verdict, 1 are: In the early morning hours of July 12, 2001, police responded to the report of a traffic accident near Stafford, Missouri. Upon their arrival, they found Amanda Morton’s…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. McKaskle v. WigginsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. State v. MurraySupreme Court of Missouri · 1988
  5. State v. TisiusSupreme Court of Missouri · 2002

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Zink v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2009
  2. State v. BaumrukSupreme Court of Missouri · 2009
  3. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 2006
  4. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 2009
  5. State v. DeckSupreme Court of Missouri · 2010

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