Legal Opinion
State v. Murray
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided February 17, 1988No. 69152PublishedCited by 154 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BILLINGS, Chief Justice.
Defendant Robert Anthony (Tony) Murray was convicted of two counts of first degree murder, Section 565.020, RSMo 1986, for the execution-style killing of two robbery victims, Jeffrey Jackson and Craig Stewart, and sentenced to death on both counts. The jury found the following aggravating circumstances: (1) each murder was committed while the defendant was engaged in the commission of another unlawful homicide, Section 565.032.2(2), RSMo 1986; (2) each murder involved torture or depravity of mind and that as a result thereof it was outrageously or wantonly vile,…
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