State v. Guinan

WELLIVER, Judge.

Appellant, Frank Joseph Guinan, was convicted of first degree murder, §§ 565.-020, RSMo 1986, 1 on June 4, 1986. After finding aggravating circumstances as required by § 565.032, RSMo 1986, 2 the jury imposed a sentence of death. Appellant appeals from the conviction and sentence.

This Court has exclusive appellate jurisdiction in all cases in which the penalty of death is imposed. Mo. Const, art. V, § 3. We affirm both the judgment and the sentence.

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Appellant Frank Guinan, 3 codefendant Gerald Smith, 4 and victim Robert Baker 5 were all under sentence of death and inmates in…