State v. Shaw

JAMES R. REINHARD, Special Judge.

Appellant Michael Shaw was convicted by a jury of capital murder and sentenced to a term of life imprisonment without probation or parole for fifty years. Jurisdiction is vested in this Court pursuant to Mo. Const. Art. V, § 3.

On May 14, 1980, appellant and a companion, Jessie Houston, Jr., went into a store to steal cigarettes. After they came out of the store, Houston asked appellant why he had not taken any cigarettes. Appellant replied that he did not steal, “robbery was his thing.” Later that afternoon, appellant asked Houston to rob a store with him. He…