Legal Opinion
State v. Ramsey
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided November 11, 1946No. 39998PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHyde, J.
Defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to death. He has appealed from the judgment imposing this sentence.
Defendant was found guilty of the murder of Lena A. Davidson by stabbing her in the throat while attempting to rob her. Miss Davidson, nineteen years old, was employed as a waitress in a lunch room at Grand Avenue and Natural Bridge Avenue in St. Louis. She worked from 4:00 p. m. to 1:00 a. m. On the morning of May 1, 1945, after finishing work, she boarded a street ear there, about 1:27 a. m., and rode to Grand and Meramee. She got off the ear there to go to…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Chambers v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Smith v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Ashcraft v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Lyons v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Akins v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by36 opinions
- State v. ReeseSupreme Court of Missouri · 1954
- State v. JohnsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976
- State v. GarrettSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
- State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1972
- State v. LasterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1956
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