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STATE v. BEAL

No. 55315.

470 S.W.2d 509 (1971)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Charles BEAL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

As Modified on Motion September 13, 1971.

Rehearing Denied September 13, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., James M. Reed, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

J. Arnot Hill, Kansas City, for appellant.

As Modified on Court's Own Motion September 13, 1971.

FINCH, Acting Chief Justice.

Defendant, along with other persons, was charged with murder in the first degree. Tried separately, he was found guilty by the jury which assessed his punishment at death. The case was tried by the state on the basis of the so-called felony-murder doctrine under § 559.010, V.A.M.S., which provides that every homicide committed in the perpetration of certain offenses, including...

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