State v. Lingar

ROBERTSON, Judge.

The State charged appellant, Stanley Lin-gar, with first degree murder by information on March 14, 1985, and filed its notice of intention to seek the death penalty on December 31, 1985. Following a change of venue from Ripley County, the cause proceeded to a jury trial on March 12, 1986, in the Circuit Court of St. Francois County. The jury found appellant guilty of first degree murder; he was sentenced to death. Appellant appeals both his conviction and sentence.

Because the sentence of death was imposed, this Court is vested with exclusive appellate jurisdiction. Mo. Const,…