Legal Opinion
State v. Mallett
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided July 14, 1987No. 68030PublishedCited by 187 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BILLINGS, Judge.
Defendant Jerome Mallett was convicted of the first degree murder, § 565.020, RSMo 1986, of Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper James M. Froemsdorf and sentenced to death, the jury finding the following statutory aggravating circumstances: (1) the murder was outrageously or wantonly vile, horrible or inhuman in that it involved depravity of mind, § 565.-032.2(7), RSMo 1986; (2) "the murder was committed against a peace officer while engaged in the performance of his official duty, § 565.032.2(8), and (3) the murder was committed by a person who had escaped from the lawful…
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