STATE v. WHITFIELD

No. 72360.

837 S.W.2d 503 (1992)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Joseph WHITFIELD, Appellant. Joseph WHITFIELD, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

July 21, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melinda K. Pendergraph, Columbia, for appellant.

William L. Webster, Atty. Gen., Millie Aulbur, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.


BENTON, Judge.

Joe Whitfield was convicted by jury of first degree murder, first degree assault, and two counts of armed criminal action. He was sentenced to death for the murder, and to consecutive life sentences for the remaining convictions. Defendant appeals the convictions, the death penalty, and the denial of post-conviction relief. Jurisdiction is exclusive in this Court. Mo. Const. art. V, § 3. The judgment of the trial court is reversed.

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