COLUMBIA — A Boone County man convicted of first-degree murder has tried and failed to reverse his death sentences twice. Now, he's trying for a third time, and the Missouri Supreme Court is scheduled to take up the case Tuesday morning.
Triple-murder convict to appeal death sentence a third time
Ernest Lee Johnson will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court this week
Monday, December 6, 2010 | 10:27 a.m. CST;
updated 10:56 p.m. CST, Monday, December 6, 2010
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