Legal Opinion
State v. Prewitt
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 29, 1986No. WD 37196PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Judge.
Defendant-appellant Patricia Ann Prew-itt appeals from a conviction of capital murder, § 565.001, RSMo 1978, and a sentence of life imprisonment without eligibility for probation or parole for 50 years.
Judgment affirmed.
Defendant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence; therefore, a brief statement of the facts will suffice.
In the early morning hours of February 18, 1984, defendant and her husband Bill returned to their Holden, Missouri, home after an evening of socializing with friends. Defendant testified that at some time after both she and Bill had fallen asleep…
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