State ex rel. Thomas v. Crouch

I respectfully dissent. The complaint filed by the prosecutor alleged the defendant, “in violation of Section 565.001, RSMo, committed the class A felony of capital murder, punishable upon conviction under Section 565.008.1, RSMo, in that the defendants willfully, knowingly, with premeditation, deliberately and unlawfully killed

A preliminary hearing was held on this complaint pursuant to the governing statutes (§§ 544.250, 544.410, 544.420, and 544.-470, RSMo 1978,) and the rules which generally follow the statutes (Rules 23.02, 23.08, and 23.10, Mo.Rules of Court 1979).

The complaint did not,…