in Jefferson City, the state Supreme Court ordered a new sentencing hearing for Terrance Anderson.

in Jefferson City, the state Supreme Court ordered a new sentencing hearing for Terrance Anderson. The court said in a unanimous opinion that defense attorneys for Anderson should have sought during jury selection to strike a man who indicated a preference for imposing the death penalty - as they had done for others who made similar statements. Instead the man was picked as a juror.
In an appeal that focused on claims of ineffective aid by Anderson's attorneys, the Supreme Court upheld his convictions while ordering only a new sentencing. The court said the juror in question had not made any statements indicating a predisposition to vote for guilt.
Anderson, 30, was convicted of the July 1997 shooting deaths of Debbie Jean Rainwater, 41, and Stephen Eugene Rainwater, 42. Case is Terrance Anderson v. State of Missouri, SC87060.