Legal Opinion

State v. Forrest

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided January 10, 2006No. SC 86518PublishedCited by 227 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RONNIE L. WHITE, Judge.

I

A jury convicted Appellant, Earl M. Forrest, of three counts of first-degree murder and recommended three death sentences. Judgment was entered consistent with the jury’s recommendation. Appellant seeks reversal raising thirteen 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: On December 9, 2002, Appellant, who had been drinking, and his girlfriend, Angelia Gamblin, drove to Harriett Smith’s home. Appellant and Smith apparently had a…

2Cases cited48 opinions

  1. Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Simmons v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  4. State v. RousanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1998
  5. State v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Missouri · 2003

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3Cited by227 opinions

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  4. State v. TaylorSupreme Court of Missouri · 2009
  5. State of Missouri v. Bruce PierceSupreme Court of Missouri · 2014

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