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STATE v. NELSON

No. 55010.

459 S.W.2d 327 (1970)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Johnny NELSON, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

November 9, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., Frank P. Cihlar, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

Cyril M. Hendricks, Fowlkes & Hendricks, Caruthersville, for appellant.

WELBORN, Commissioner.

Appeal from seven-year sentence for manslaughter, imposed upon jury verdict finding defendant guilty of that offense under an information charging murder.

At around 3:00 A.M. on July 21, 1968, two policemen cruising the downtown area of Caruthersville, Missouri heard three shots fired. They backed their police car toward where the noise had originated and saw James Leek entering a pickup truck. One of the officers went to the truck and...

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