STATE v. JOHNSON

No. 78282.

968 S.W.2d 686 (1998)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Ernest Lee JOHNSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

May 26, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Loyce Hamilton, Asst. Public Defender, St. Louis, for Appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Christine M. Blegen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for Respondent.


WHITE, Judge.

A jury convicted defendant Ernest Lee Johnson of three counts of murder in the first degree. The jury recommended the sentence of death for each of the three convictions. The trial court sentenced Johnson in accordance with the jury's recommendation. Johnson's pro se Rule 29.15 motion for postconviction relief and the amended motion filed by appointed counsel were overruled after an evidentiary hearing. This Court has exclusive jurisdiction over the...

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