BASILE, DANIEL

DOB: December 5, 1966
Race: White
Gender: Male

Crime and Trial

County of conviction: St. Charles
Number of counts: 1
Race of victim: White
Gender of victim: Female
Date of crime: March 6, 1992
Date of sentencing: July 12, 1994
Date of Execution:  August 14, 2002

Legal status:

Trial Counsel: 
Beth Davis and Cathy DiTraglia

Last Counsel of Record:
Eric W. Butts
1720 Olive Street, Ste 2301
St. Louis, MO  63101

Philip M. Horwitz
3460 Hampton Ave., Ste 205
St. Louis, MO  63139
 

Last judicial decision:
Denial of habeas affirmed, Basile v. Bowersox, No. 00-1771, unpublished opinion (8th Cir. Jan. 9, 2001), cert. denied, 122 S.Ct. 564 (U.S. Nov. 13, 2001).

Leave to file a second habeas petition denied by Basile v. Luebbers, No. 02-3042 (8th Cir. Apr. 13, 2002) (unpublished order).

Application for stay and petition for habeas corpus summarily denied, ___ U.S. ___, 123 S.Ct. 14 (Aug. 14, 2002).

Reported Opinions:

Application for stay and petition for habeas corpus summarily denied, ___ U.S. ___, 123 S.Ct. 14 (Aug. 14, 2002).

Conviction, sentence and denial of post-conviction relief affirmed by State v. Basile, 942 S.W.2d 342 (Mo. banc), cert. denied, 522 U.S. 883 (1997).

Significant legal issues:

-- Prosecutor's improper closing arguments

-- Circumstantial evidence of guilt and use of "snitch" testimony

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