Legal Opinion
State v. O'NEAL
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided October 14, 1986No. 67142PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLIVER, Judge.
Appellant, Robert Earl O’Neal, Jr., was convicted of capital murder,1 § 565.001,2 RSMo 1978,3 on March 22, 1985. After finding aggravating circumstances, as required by § 565.012,4 the jury imposed a sentence of death. Appellant appeals from the conviction and sentence.
This court has exclusive appellate jurisdiction in capital murder cases in which the penalty of death is imposed. Mo. Const, art. V, § 3. We affirm both the judgment and the sentence.
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In February 1984, appellant was an inmate at the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City and was assigned to Building 5-A…
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3Cited by45 opinions
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