Legal Opinion
State v. Bucklew
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided May 26, 1998No. 80052PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTSON, Judge.
A jury convicted Russell E. Bucklew of first degree murder, section 565.020, RSMo 1994; kidnapping, section 565.110, RSMo 1994; first degree burglary, section 569.160, RSMo 1994; found two aggravating circumstances, and recommended the death sentence. The trial court sentenced Bucklew to death. Bucklew appeals. We have jurisdiction. Mo. Const, abt. V, sec. 3. The judgment is affirmed.
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We take the facts in the light most favorable to the verdict.
Russell Bucklew apparently did not want to live apart from Stephanie Ray. The two had lived together in Cape Girardeau County until…
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