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STATE v. MERRITT

No. 51389.

734 S.W.2d 926 (1987)

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

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Four.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied August 13, 1987.

Application to Transfer Denied September 15, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Dames Fox, Asst. Public Defender, Clayton, for defendant-appellant.

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

SIMON, Judge.

Defendant, Derrick Merritt, appeals his conviction by jury of murder in the first degree in violation of § 565.020 RSMo Cum.Supp.1984 in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis. (All further references shall be to RSMo Cum.Supp.1984 unless otherwise noted.) The defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment without eligibility for probation or parole. His twin brother, Darryl Merritt, was also convicted of the same offense in this trial, and his...

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