Legal Opinion
State v. Strong
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided August 24, 2004No. SC 85419PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM RAY PRICE, JR., Judge.
A jury convicted Richard Strong of two counts of first degree murder for killing Eva Washington and Zandrea Thomas. The trial court adopted the jury’s penalty phase verdict and sentenced Strong to death. As a result, this Court has exclusive jurisdiction of his appeal. Mo. Const, art. Y, sec. 3. The judgment is affirmed.
I. Facts
St. Ann police received a 911 call on October 23, 2000, at 3:30 p.m. The call was immediately disconnected. The dispatcher replayed the call and heard a scream. The dispatcher tried to redial the number repeatedly until officers arrived at…
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