State v. Baumruk

PATRICIA BRECKENRIDGE, Judge.

Kenneth Baumruk appeals his conviction for first-degree murder and sentence of death. He was convicted of first-degree murder for killing his wife in 1992 at the St. Louis County courthouse. Mr. Baum-ruk’s case was tried by a jury in St. Charles County after a change of venue. On appeal, Mr. Baumruk raises eight separate points alleging the trial court erred in its rulings on various issues, including competency to stand trial, self-representation, a request to obtain a different jury panel, limitations on voir dire, juror qualifications, expert reliance on…