State v. Randolph

SNYDER, Judge.

Ronnie Randolph, a deaf person, appeals from a judgment convicting him of capital murder in violation of § 565.001 RSMo. 1978 (repealed 1983). A jury found appellant guilty and imposed a sentence of life imprisonment with no probation or parole for a minimum of fifty years. Appellant correctly argued that inadmissible evidence of past crimes prejudiced his trial. The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial.

Appellant raises five points in his brief. He charges the trial court with error: (1) in abusing its discretion when it found appellant did not suffer from…