STATE v. EPPERSON

No. 60308.

571 S.W.2d 260 (1978)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Russell Lee EPPERSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied October 10, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David V. Bear, Columbia, for appellant.

John D. Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Paul R. Otto, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.


RENDLEN, Judge.

Defendant Russell Lee Epperson was convicted on three counts of murder in the first degree for killing his wife Fern and their two children, Richard and De Ann. The jury assessed punishment on each count at life imprisonment and the court ordered that the sentences run consecutively.

On appeal, defendant contends that evidence used against him in the prosecution of the case was obtained during a warrantless search of his home by members of...

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