STATE v. CORNETT

No. 50053.

381 S.W.2d 878 (1964)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Delbert CORNETT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

September 14, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas F. Eagleton, Atty. Gen., Eugene G. Bushmann, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

Ted M. Henson, and John A. Casey, Poplar Bluff, for appellant.


STORCKMAN, Judge.

The defendant was convicted of first degree murder and the jury assessed the death penalty. His motion for new trial was overruled and he has appealed. There is no contention that the conviction is not supported by the evidence. The nature of the questions presented are such that an extended statement of the facts is not required.

On September 2, 1962, the body of William Rue Bryant was found near the Black River about a mile and a half south...

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