State v. Shockley
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of first-degree murder. After the jury was unable to agree on punishment, the trial court conducted an independent review of the facts pursuant to Mo. Rev. Stat. 565.030.4 and imposed the death sentence. The Supreme Court affirmed the conviction and sentence, holding (1) any errors in the preparation of the trial transcript did not impede adequate appellate review and were not prejudicial; (2) the trial court did not err in its evidentiary rulings or in its instructions to the jury; (3) section 565.030.4 is not unconstitutional; (4) the trial court did not commit plain error in failing to hold a hearing regarding alleged the improper influence of a certain juror during jury deliberations; and (5) the death sentence in this case was proportional to the strength of the evidence.
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