Legal Opinion
State v. Roll
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided March 25, 1997No. 76570PublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Judge.
Gary Lee Roll pled guilty to three counts of murder in the first degree, in addition to three counts of armed criminal action and one count of robbery. The circuit court sentenced him to death for each murder, and to terms of imprisonment for the other crimes. After an evidentiary hearing, the post-conviction court overruled his Rule 24.035 motion. This Court has exclusive appellate jurisdiction. Mo. Const, art. V, § 3. Affirmed.
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After ingesting alcohol, marijuana, and four to six hits of LSD, Gary Lee Roll, David Rhodes, and John Browne decided to rob a drug dealer. Roll…
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