Legal Opinion
State v. Bowman
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided April 12, 2011No. SC 90618PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICHARD B. TEITELMAN, Judge.
Gregory Bowman was found guilty of one count of first-degree murder, section 565.020, RSMo 2000, for killing Velda Rumfelt. Bowman was sentenced' to death consistent with the jury’s recommendation. This Court has exclusive jurisdiction. Mo. Const, art. V, sec. 3. The judgment of conviction is affirmed. The death sentence is reversed because two of the aggravating circumstances found by the jury consisted of murder convictions that were reversed and vacated on appeal. The case is remanded.
FACTS
Velda Rumfelt was murdered in 1977. There were ligature marks and a…
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