[Download] "State Missouri v. Gerald Duane Garrett" by Supreme Court of Missouri En Banc # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State Missouri v. Gerald Duane Garrett
- Author : Supreme Court of Missouri En Banc
- Release Date : January 09, 1982
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 69 KB
Description
Appellant, being charged by indictment with capital murder in connection with the death of one Agnes Grote, was tried to a jury and convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. She was killed on the morning of April 3, 1977. At approximately ten o'clock on that date, a neighbor noticed smoke coming from Mrs. Grote's house. The fire department was called and the fire, which was not too extensive, was extinguished. Her body was discovered underneath a smoldering mattress. An autopsy revealed that death was caused by several violent blows to the head and at least three stab wounds in the neck. A wooden 2x2 inch board, which had been used to brace the house door, was identified as the probable weapon. It was found broken in two near the victim and a fragment from the board was removed from her throat during the autopsy. Although her body had been burned to some extent, the medical examiner determined that death had occurred some hours before the burning. An inspector concluded that the fire had been set deliberately because it had six origins.