State v. Lashley

667 S.W.2d 712 (1984)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent,

v.

Frederick LASHLEY, Appellant.

No. 63994.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

March 20, 1984.

Rehearing Denied April 16, 1984.

Henry Robertson, Asst. Public Defender, St. Louis, for appellant.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., John E. Morris, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

BILLINGS, Judge.

Defendant Frederick Lashley, 17, was convicted of the capital murder of his physically handicapped 55-year-old cousin and foster mother, Janie Tracy, while robbing her of $15. The punishment prescribed by the jury and approved by the trial court is…