STATE v. TAYLOR

No. 78086.

944 S.W.2d 925 (1997)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Leon V. TAYLOR, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing May 27, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melinda K. Pendergraph, Asst. Public Defender, Columbia, for appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Attorney General, Becky Owenson Kilpatrick, Asst. Attorney General, Jefferson City, for respondent.


BENTON, Judge.

A jury convicted Leon Taylor of first degree murder, first degree robbery, first degree assault, and three counts of armed criminal action. After the jury deadlocked on punishment for first degree murder, the judge sentenced Taylor to death on the murder charge and life imprisonment plus 315 years for the other charges. The post-conviction court overruled Taylor's Rule 29.15 motion. This Court has exclusive appellate jurisdiction. Mo. Const. art...

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