STATE v. BECK

No. 65915.

687 S.W.2d 155 (1985)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Joseph Nicholas BECK, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

As Modified April 2, 1985.

Rehearing Denied April 2, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy A. Braun, Christine Miller Hendrix, St. Charles, for appellant.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., John M. Morris, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.


BILLINGS, Judge.

Defendant Joseph Nicholas Beck was convicted of two counts of capital murder under § 565.001, RSMo 1978 and sentenced to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, reversed the judgment. We granted transfer because of the general importance and interest of the questions presented by this case. We affirm.

This case involves two threshold questions: (1) whether defendant made a knowing and...

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