State v. Johnson

598 S.W.2d 123 (1980)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent,

v.

Willie Mae JOHNSON, Appellant.

No. 61694.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

April 8, 1980.

Rehearing Denied May 13, 1980.

Christelle Adelman-Adler, Asst. Public Defender, St. Louis, for appellant.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Weldon W. Perry, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

This case involves double jeopardy.

Appellant was tried in January 1977 of murder in the first degree of Gladys Gregg and robbery of Gladys Gregg. Appellant was acquitted of the charge of murder. The jury could not reach a verdict on the robbery charge and…