State v. Scott

CRIST, Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction for capital murder, for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment with no possibility of probation or parole for fifty years, the death penalty having been waived by the prosecution. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

On September 8, 1982, defendant, who was then seventeen years old, and Keith Glasby rode a bus from St. Louis City to St. Louis County. Glasby informed defendant he (Glasby) was going to get his pistol, and rob someone for some money. When they arrived in St. Louis County, Glasby took defendant to a friend’s house, where Glasby…