State v. Young

DONNELLY, Judge.

Appellant, Moses Young, Jr., was convicted on three counts of capital murder by a jury in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis and was sentenced to death. Following rendition of judgment and imposition of sentences, an appeal was perfected to this Court. This Court has exclusive jurisdiction under Mo. Const, art. Y, § 3.

At 9:00 a.m. on February 8, 1983, Lee Rascover opened his pawn shop on Martin Luther King Drive, St. Louis, and admitted appellant who had been waiting in front of the store. Appellant attempted to pawn a gold plated stickpin. Rascover told appellant it…