Legal Opinion
State v. Wacaser
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided July 31, 1990No. 70726PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKMAR, Chief Justice.
The defendant was initially charged with two counts of first degree murder in the stabbing deaths of her sons Jeremy, aged 11, and Eric, aged 8. Before trial the state entered a nolle prosequi of Count I, relating to Jeremy, and the trial proceeded on Count II, charging the murder of Eric. The jury found the defendant guilty as charged but was unable to agree on the punishment. The trial judge then proceeded in accordance with § 565.030.4, RSMo 1986, finding three statutory aggravating circumstances and sentencing the defendant to death. The appeal from the judgment…
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