Kelvin Shelby Malone v. State Missouri

Defendant was charged by indictment on August 27, 1983, with the shooting death of William Parr, a 62-year-old cab driver in St. Louis. The shocking facts giving rise to that indictment are detailed in State v. Malone, 694 S.W.2d 723 (Mo. banc 1985), cert. denied, 476 U.S. 1165 (1986). On March 30, 1984, following the trial on the merits, the jury found Defendant guilty of capital murder. The following day, the same jury assessed the punishment at death and on April 26, Defendant was formally sentenced to death by the trial Judge. On direct appeal Defendants conviction and sentence were affirmed. State v. Malone, supra, at 728.