STATE v. THOMPSON

No. 80442.

985 S.W.2d 779 (1999)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Kenneth H. THOMPSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

February 23, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Barbara K. Chesser. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.


JOHN C. HOLSTEIN, Judge.

Defendant Kenneth Thompson was convicted of two counts of murder in the first degree, in violation of sec. 565.020, RSMo 1994. He was sentenced to death. This Court has jurisdiction. Mo. Const. art. V, sec. 3. The judgment of guilt is affirmed. The death sentence is reversed, and the cause is remanded for a new sentencing hearing.

Defendant does not contest the sufficiency of the evidence. The facts are reviewed in a light most...

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