HALL, DONALD

DOB: November 10, 1947
Race: White
Gender: Male

CRIME AND TRIAL

County of conviction: Greene
Number of counts: 1
Race of victim: White
Gender of victim: Male
Date of crime: December 15, 1992
Date of sentencing: November 8, 1994

Trial Counsel:  Mary Young, Kim Shaw

LEGAL STATUS:

Current proceedings: 

• Execution date requested by State but not yet set by the Missouri Supreme Court

Last judicial decision: 

• Denial of habeas affirmed by Hall v. Luebbers, 296 F.3d 685 (8th Cir. 2002), cert. denied, 123 S.Ct. 1638 (U.S. Mar. 31, 2003), reh'g denied, 123 S.Ct. 2267 (U.S. June 02, 2003).

CURRENT COUNSEL:

Michael Buser
Shook Hardy & Bacon
1200 Main St.
One Kansas City Place
Kansas City, MO 64105
816-474-6550

REPORTED OPINIONS:

• Denial of habeas affirmed by Hall v. Luebbers, 296 F.3d 685 (8th Cir. 2002), cert. denied, 123 S.Ct. 1638 (U.S. Mar. 31, 2003), reh'g denied, 123 S.Ct. 2267 (U.S. June 02, 2003).
   
• Conviction, sentence and denial of post-conviction relief affirmed by State v. Hall, 982 S.W.2d 675 (Mo. banc 1998), cert. denied, 526 U.S. 1151 (1999)

SIGNIFICANT LEGAL ISSUES:

• due process claim regarding court's requirement that defendant appear in leg and waste shackles
   
• trial counsel's failure to present mitigating evidence from family members
   
• trial counsel's failure to impeach state's key witness with videotaped statement made to police, and a previous letter sent to defendant by the witness
   
• trial counsel's failure to cross-examine the state's rebuttal witness

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