State v. Mercer
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
618 S.W.2d 1 (1981)
STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff-Respondent,
v.
George MERCER, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 61797.
Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.
May 11, 1981.
Rehearing Denied June 4, 1981.
Cenobio Lozano, Jr., Harrisonville, for defendant-appellant.
John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Paul R. Otto, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for plaintiff-respondent.
HIGGINS, Judge.
George "Tiny" Mercer was convicted by a jury of capital murder, § 565.001, RSMo 1978; the jury fixed his punishment at death, §§ 565.008 and 565.012, RSMo 1978. Judgment was rendered accordingly. He charges errors to the excuse for cause of…
Also in this document: Dissent · Seiler; Concurring in part, dissenting in part; Dissent · Seiler.
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- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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