Legal Opinion
State v. Simmons
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided November 25, 1997No. 77439PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIMBAUGH, Judge.
A jury convicted Willie Simmons of the first degree murder of Leonora McClendon and sentenced him to death. The postconviction court overruled Simmons’ Rule 29.15 motion after an evidentiary hearing. This Court has jurisdiction of the appeals. Mo. Const, art. V, sec. 3. We affirm the judgments.
I. FACTS
Simmons was charged with the murder of Leonora McClendon in the second count of a two-count indictment. The first count charged Simmons with the murder of Cheri Johnson. Simmons was originally tried for both counts in the same proceeding and was found guilty on both counts. This…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Bullington v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Sanders v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1987
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