STATE v. SIDEBOTTOM

No. 69247.

753 S.W.2d 915 (1988)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Robert T. SIDEBOTTOM, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied July 26, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan J. Pingelton, Columbia, for appellant.

William L. Webster, Atty. Gen., Jared Richard Cone, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.


DONNELLY, Judge.

Appellant Robert T. Sidebottom was convicted in a jury trial of first degree murder, § 565.020, RSMo 1986. The jury found aggravating circumstances, § 565.032, RSMo 1986, and imposed a sentence of death. Appellant claims the following points constitute reversible error: the inadvertent submission of evidence of prior crimes to the jury during their deliberations; comments made by the prosecutor in closing argument; the trial court's refusal...

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