STATE v. MERRITT

No. 51431.

735 S.W.2d 399 (1987)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Darryl MERRITT, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Four.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied August 27, 1987.

Application to Transfer Denied October 13, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Hemingway, Public Defender, St. Louis, for defendant-appellant.

William L. Webster, Atty. Gen., Colly Frissell-Durley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for plaintiff-respondent.


STEPHAN, Judge.

Darryl Merritt and his twin brother, Derrick, were jointly tried and convicted of first degree murder, § 565.020.1, RSMo, Cum.Supp.1984, for the shooting death of Ronald Butler, Jr. Both received life sentences. Derrick Merritt's conviction has been affirmed by this Court. State v. Merritt, 734 S.W.2d 926 (Mo.App.1987). This is Darryl Merritt's appeal.

On February 15, 1985, Ronald Butler, Jr....

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