a Pettis County jury recommended a death sentence for Ernest Lee Johnson...
a Pettis County jury recommended a death sentence for Ernest Lee Johnson, the man convicted of killing 3 employees during a botched robbery on Feb. 12, 1994. The victims were Mable Scruggs, 57, Fred Jones, 58 and Mary Bratcher, 46.
a Pettis County jury recommended a death sentence for Ernest Lee Johnson, the man convicted of killing 3 employees during a botched robbery on Feb. 12, 1994. The victims were Mable Scruggs, 57, Fred Jones, 58 and Mary Bratcher, 46.
Judge Gene Hamilton scheduled Johnson's sentencing for June 12.
Johnson was sentenced to death by lethal injection for the first time in 1995. The Missouri Supreme Court granted him an appeal 3 years later after ruling that his attorney failed to call an expert witness to testify about his mental capacity. That sentencing re-trial ended with another death sentence. Johnson was then granted an appeal by the state high court in
On April 22, 2003 (see) by the Missouri Supreme Court, because his attorney did not present adequate evidence that he might be mentally retarded.
Judge Gene Hamilton scheduled Johnson's sentencing for June 12.
Johnson was sentenced to death by lethal injection for the first time in 1995. The Missouri Supreme Court granted him an appeal 3 years later after ruling that his attorney failed to call an expert witness to testify about his mental capacity. That sentencing re-trial ended with another death sentence. Johnson was then granted an appeal by the state high court in
On April 22, 2003 (see) by the Missouri Supreme Court, because his attorney did not present adequate evidence that he might be mentally retarded.
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- (Sources: Columbia Missourian, 11/05/2006)