State v. Clark

DOWD, Presiding Judge.

Defendant, Raphael Clark, was convicted by a jury of capital murder, § 565.001, RSMo 1978, (now repealed) for the death of Gary Decker and sentenced to life imprisonment without probation or parole for at least fifty (50) years. He appeals from his conviction and sentence, urging numerous grounds for reversal. We affirm.

We review the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict. On the evening of December 14, 1982, Donna and Gary (victim) Decker had completed shopping at Grandpa Pigeons in Bellefontaine Neighbors and were headed toward their blue Nova parked on…