STATE v. TAYLOR

No. SC 89294.

298 S.W.3d 482 (2009)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Leonard S. TAYLOR, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied December 22, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rosemary E. Percival, Office of the State Public Defender, Kansas City, MO, for appellants.

Chris Koster, Attorney General, Evan J. Buchheim, Shaun J. Mackelprang, Office of Missouri Attorney General, Jefferson City, MO, for respondent.


WILLIAM RAY PRICE, JR., Chief Justice.

I. Introduction

A jury found Leonard Taylor guilty of four counts of first degree murder pursuant to section 565.0201 for killing Angela Rowe and her three children. The jury recommended and the trial court sentenced Taylor to death. This Court has exclusive jurisdiction. Mo. Const. art. V, sec. 3. The judgment is affirmed.

II. Facts

On December 3, 2004, police discovered...

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