State v. Baumruk
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
MICHAEL A. WOLFF, Judge.
Kenneth Baumruk was convicted in 2001 of murder in the first degree for killing his wife in 1992 at the St. Louis County courthouse. The jury recommended the death penalty, and the court entered judgment accordingly. Baumruk appeals his conviction and sentence. This Court has exclusive appellate jurisdiction. Mo. Const. art. V, section 3.
Baumruk raises several points on appeal. The Court concludes that Baumruk, who had previously been found incompetent to stand trial, can be later indicted for the same offenses. But he should be tried in a venue other than St. Louis…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Godinez v. MoranSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Patton v. YountSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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