State v. Foster

BILLINGS, Judge.

Defendant Emitt Foster, also known as John Lee, was convicted in St. Louis County Circuit Court of the execution-style capital murder 1 of 26-year-old robbery victim Travis Walker and sentenced to death. The jury rejected defendant’s claim of alibi and in this appeal he does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction. He seeks reversal for various alleged trial errors and, alternatively, that his punishment be reduced to life imprisonment without parole for 50 years. We affirm.

On November 20, 1983, Travis Walker and 19-year-old BeAnn Keys were…