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STATE v. MERCER

No. 61797.

618 S.W.2d 1 (1981)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. George MERCER, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied June 4, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cenobio Lozano, Jr., Harrisonville, for defendant-appellant.

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

HIGGINS, Judge.

George "Tiny" Mercer was convicted by a jury of capital murder, § 565.001, RSMo 1978; the jury fixed his punishment at death, §§ 565.008 and 565.012, RSMo 1978. Judgment was rendered accordingly. He charges errors to the excuse for cause of prospective jurors who voiced objections to consideration of the death penalty; the prosecuting attorney's reference in opening statement and a stipulation concerning a prior accusation of rape of...

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