State of Missouri v. Robert Blake Blurton

*763Patricia Breckenridge, Chief Justice

Robert Blurton áppeals his convictions for three counts of murder in the first degree. Mr. Blurton was sentenced to death after being found guilty by a jury for murdering his aunt, uncle, and their 16-year-old granddaughter. On appeal, Mr. Blurton asserts that the - trial court erred by refusing his proffered lesser included offense instruction, admitting testimony regarding cell phones and fingerprints, excluding evidence that someone else had the motive and opportunity to commit the murders, excluding bias evidence, and denying mistrial requests. Because…