Missouri Court of Appeals July 14, 1992, 15001 (State v. Simpson)

PER CURIAM.

On September 3, 1985, Gail Janet Simpson died as a result of gunshot wounds to her head. She was the mother of defendant, Stacy Meehelle Simpson (Stacy), who was born June 23, 1971. This tragedy commenced an almost seven-year odyssey of Stacy’s case which touched all levels of the Missouri court system, traveled through two federal courts and, finally, back here on direct appeal.