State v. Christeson

LIMBAUGH, Judge.

This is an appeal of defendant Mark A. Christeson’s conviction and death sentence for the 1998 murders of Susan Brouk and her two children, Adrian and Kyle. Because the death penalty was imposed, this Court has exclusive jurisdiction of the appeal. Mo. Const, art. V, sec. 3. The judgment is affirmed.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Factual Overview

The facts, which this Court reviews in the light most favorable to the verdict, State v. Johns, 34 S.W.3d 93, 103 (Mo. banc 2000), cert. denied, — U.S.-, 121 S.Ct. 1745, 149 L.Ed.2d 668 (2001), are as follows:

On Saturday, January 31, 1998,…