STATE v. JOHNSON

No. SC 81596.

22 S.W.3d 183 (2000)

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

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied August 1, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Swift, Asst. Public Defender, Columbia, for Appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Linda Lemke, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for Respondent.


DUANE BENTON, Judge.

Defendant Ernest Lee Johnson killed three employees of a convenience store by beating them to death with a hammer. A search of his home led to the discovery of bloody clothes, money and receipts from the convenience store. See State v. Johnson, 968 S.W.2d 686, 689-90 (Mo. banc).

Defendant was convicted of the murders and sentenced to death. This Court affirmed the convictions, but vacated the...

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