Legal Opinion
State v. Carter
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided November 25, 1997No. 78625PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLSTEIN, Judge.
Lemoine Carter was convicted of two counts of first degree murder and two counts of armed criminal action. After the jury was unable to agree on sentencing, the circuit court imposed a sentence of death on each count of murder and life on each count of armed criminal action. Carter filed a motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to Rule 29.15. Without an evidentiary hearing, the circuit court denied post-conviction relief. This Court has jurisdiction of the appeals. Mo. Const, art. V, sec. 3.
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Carter does not dispute the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the…
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