General  Information

DOB: March 25, 1980
Race: African- American
Gender: Male

Crime and Trial

Mr. McFadden has received 2 separate death sentences at 2 separate trials:

Trial 1:

County of conviction: St. Louis County
Number of counts:1
Race of victim: African-American
Gender of victim: Male
Date of crime: July 2002
Date of sentencing: April 2005
TRIAL COUNSEL:

Trial 2:

County of conviction: St. Louis County
Number of counts: 1
Race of victim: African-American
Gender of victim: Female
Date of crime: May 15, 2003
Date of sentencing: My 24, 2006

TRIAL COUNSEL:

Legal Status

• Retrial pending

• Appeal of Missouri Supreme Court’s decision to reverse and remand in the Eastern District Court of Appeals, No. ED 89470.

• State v. McFadden, 216 S.W.3d 673 (Mo. banc 2007), Missouri Supreme Court orders new trial based on Batson claim.

CURRENT COUNSEL:

Case No. 1:

Loyce Hamilton
Robert Lundt
Missouri Public Defender System
1221 Locust, Suite 350
St. Louis, MO 63103
314-340-7662

Case No. 2:

Janet Thompson
Office of the Public Defender
3402 Buttonwood
Columbia, MO  65201

REPORTED OPINIONS:

• State v. McFadden, 191 S.W.3d 648 (Mo. 2006)(Missouri Supreme Court orders new trial based on Batson claim).

• State v. McFadden, 216 S.W.3d 673 (Mo. banc 2007), Missouri Supreme Court orders new trial based on Batson claim.

SIGNIFICANT LEGAL ISSUES:

• reversed on Batson claim

• Batson claim

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