STATE v. BOSTIC

No. 62764.

625 S.W.2d 128 (1981)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Joe Dewayne BOSTIC, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 2.

December 8, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Blair Buckley, Jr., Public Defender, Caruthersville, for defendant-appellant.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Brian P. Seltzer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for plaintiff-respondent.


JAMES K. PREWITT, Special Judge.

Defendant was convicted of capital murder, § 565.001, RSMo 1978, and sentenced to life imprisonment without eligibility for probation or parole for 50 years. § 565.008.1, RSMo 1978. The brief filed by defendant's appointed counsel presents one point for our review. Defendant filed a pro se brief and requested that we review four points not presented to the trial court which he claims constitute plain error.

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