Supreme Court of Missouri June 11, 1981, 61972 (State v. Gardner)

WELBORN, Commissioner.

Appeal from judgment of conviction, on jury verdict finding Stephen Gardner guilty of capital murder, § 565.001, RSMo 1978, with sentence to life imprisonment without eligibility for parole until a minimum of fifty years of the sentence has been served.

This case arises from the incident detailed in

State v. Mercer,

618 S.W.2d 1 (Mo. banc No. 61797, decided May 11, 1981).