State of Missouri v. Robert Blake Blurton

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent, ) ) v. ) No. SC93648 ) ROBERT BLAKE BLURTON, ) ) Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY The Honorable Larry D. Harman, Judge Opinion issued March 15, 2016 Robert Blurton appeals his convictions for three counts of murder in the first degree. Mr. Blurton was sentenced to death after being found guilty by a jury for murdering his aunt, uncle, and their 15-year-old granddaughter. On appeal, Mr. Blurton asserts that the trial court erred by refusing his proffered lesser included offense instruction, admitting…