Smith v. State

798 S.W.2d 152 (1990)

Samuel D. SMITH, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

No. 72514.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

October 16, 1990.

Rehearing Denied November 20, 1990.

Susan L. Hogan, Columbia, for appellant.

William L. Webster, Atty. Gen., Robert P. Sass, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

COVINGTON, Judge.

On July 20, 1988, a jury convicted Samuel D. Smith of first degree murder, § 565.020, RSMo 1986, and sentenced him to death. This Court affirmed the conviction. State v. Smith, 781 S.W.2d 761 (Mo. banc 1989), vacated, ___ U.S. ___, 110 S.Ct. 1944, 109 L.Ed.2d 306…