ZINK, DAVID

DOB:
Race: White
Gender: Male

County of conviction: St. Clair
Number of counts: 1
Race of victim: White
Gender of victim: Female
Date of crime: July 12, 2001
Date of sentencing: September 8, 2004

Trial Counsel:

Pro se at trial itself
Thomas Jacquinot (prior to trial, and as standby counsel at trial)

Curtis Winegarner (second standby counsel at trial)

Legal status:

• Appeal from circuit court's denial of 29.15 pending in front of Missouri Supreme Court, SC88279
   
• 29.15 Motion pending in circuit court, Case No. 06SR-CC00009.

Last judicial decision:

• 29.15 Motion pending in circuit court, December 22, 2006, Case No. 06SR-CC00009.
   
• November 22, 2005 Affirmance by Supreme Court of trial court's imposition of death sentence on September 8, 2004, Rehearing denied January 31, 2006, Case No. SC86358

Current counsel:

Rosemary Percival
Ellen McGonagle
Office of the Public Defender
818 Grand Boulevard, Ste 200
Kansas City, MO  64106
816-889-7699

Reported Opinions:

• Denial of cert by the U.S. Supreme Court May 22, 2006.  Zink v. Missouri, 136 S.Ct. 2033 (2006).
   

• State v. Zink, 181 S.W.3d 66 (Mo. 2005)(Missouri Supreme Court affirms death sentence on direct appeal).

Significant legal issues:

• Defendant's self-representation at trial despite possible mental illness
   

• Conflicts between Mr. Zink and court-appointed counsel, concerning theory of defense and evidence of his mental illness