Supreme Court of Missouri

Terrance Anderson, Appellant v. State of Missouri, Respondent

June 30, 20062006 Mo. LEXIS 79

Summary

The Supreme Court of Missouri affirmed the trial court's findings on the guilt phase but reversed the denial of post‑conviction relief on the penalty phase, holding that trial counsel’s failure to strike a juror who expressed a fixed preference for death constituted structural error requiring a new sentencing hearing; the case was remanded for a properly selected jury to consider the death penalty.