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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

State v. Brooks, 960 S.W.2d 479 (1997)

Citation
State v. Brooks, 960 S.W.2d 479 (1997)
Parent Document
State v. Brooks, 960 S.W.2d 479 (1997)
Jurisdiction
Missouri (state)
Effective Date
1997-12-23

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Appellant alleged in his amended motion that the penalty phase jury instructions were unconstitutional because jurors do not understand the instructions. He says on appeal that he was prepared to offer testimony on this issue at the postconvietion hearing. Claims of instructional error are claims properly raised on direct appeal, not in postcon-viction proceedings, State v. Brown, 902 S.W.2d 278, 295 (Mo. banc), cert. denied,