Legal Opinion

State v. Turley

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided March 9, 1970No. 53994PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARRETT, Commissioner.

A jury found that on September 30, 1967, Virgil L. Turley and Albert Peterson were guilty of attempting to escape from the penitentiary in Jefferson City. Since they had prior felony convictions, the court, under the second offender act (RSMo 1959, Supp. § 556.280, V.A.M.S.), fixed Turley’s punishment at four years’ imprisonment and Peterson’s punishment at three years’ imprisonment.

Upon the trial of their cause the appellants were capably represented by two court-appointed lawyers and upon this appeal they are represented by a third lawyer who has capably and vigorously…

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2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Johnson v. AverySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Turner v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Swenson v. BoslerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. State v. SalleeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1969

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. John E. Winfield v. Don Roper, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  2. Donald Joe Hall v. Allen Luebbers, Superintendent of Potosi Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
  3. United States v. Frank DeanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
  4. Green v. WyrickDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1976
  5. State v. BrownSupreme Court of Missouri · 1980

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