CHRISTESON, MARK
GENERAL INFORMATIONDOB: February 20, 1979
Race: White
Gender: Male
CRIME AND TRIAL
County of conviction: Vernon (on transfer from Maries County)
Number of counts: Three
Race of victim: White/White/White
Gender of victim: Male/Female/Female
Date of crime: February 1, 1998
Date of sentencing: October 14, 1999
TRIAL COUNSEL:
Scott McBride, Valerie Leftwich
LEGAL STATUS:
Current proceedings:
Last judicial decision:
Application for Certificate of Appealability denied by Eighth Circuit
Court of Appeals, Case No. 07-1905 on May 29, 2007.
- Petition for habeas corpus denied as untimely before U.S. District Court,
Western District of Missouri, No. 4:04-CV-08004-DW.
CURRENT COUNSEL:
Eric Butts
720 Olive Street
Suite 1630
Laclede Gas Building
St. Louis, MO 63101
314-621-1617
Phil Horowitz
8000 Bonhomme, Suite 213
Clayton, MO 63105
314-727-2337
REPORTED OPINIONS:
Application for Certificate of Appealability denied by Eighth Circuit
Court of Appeals, Case No. 07-1905 on May 29, 2007.
- Petition for habeas corpus denied as untimely before U.S. District Court,
Western District of Missouri, No. 4:04-CV-08004-DW.
- Denial of post-conviction relief affirmed by Christeson v. State,
131 S.W.3d 796 (Mo. banc 2004, reh'g denied May 11, 2004.
- Conviction and sentence affirmed by State v. Christeson, 50 S.W.3d 251
(Mo. banc. 2001), cert. denied, 122 S. Ct. 406 (Oct. 15, 2001)
SIGNIFICANT LEGAL ISSUES:
- Conflict of interest by trial counsel; extent of individual voir dire;
trial counsel's failure to object to numerous acts of alleged prosecutorial
misconduct; state's presentation of inconsistent theories at Mr. Christeson's
trial and that of his accomplice.
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