State v. Patterson

SEILER, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of capital murder, § 565.001, RSMo 1978. The state waived the death penalty and defendant was therefore sentenced to life without probation or parole for fifty years. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Mo.Const. Art. V, § 3.

We reverse and remand. Because of the disposition made, a lengthy recitation of the facts is unnecessary. Defendant was charged with murdering a woman he allegedly raped to prevent her from testifying against him on the rape charge. It is uncontroverted that the state failed to disclose material information to defendant in violation of…