State v. Clark

DUANE BENTON, Chief Justice.

Appellant Louis Clark was convicted of two counts of first degree murder for shooting Morris Howell and his three-year-old daughter Morrisa. On the jury’s recommendation, the circuit judge imposed two death sentences. This Court has exclusive jurisdiction of the appeal. Mo. Const, art. V, sec. 3. Because the trial court improperly limited the scope of voir dire, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

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This Court reviews the facts in the light most favorable to the verdict. State v. Shurn, 866 S.W.2d 447, 455 (Mo. banc 1993), cert. denied, 513 U.S. 837, 115 S.Ct.…