DONNELLY, Judge.
Appellant, Wardell Hardin Patterson, Jr., was convicted of murder in the second degree by a jury in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Missouri, and his punishment was assessed at 30 years in the penitentiary. Following rendition of judgment and imposition of sentence, and appeal was perfected to this Court.
Appellant's sole point on appeal is that the trial court erred in refusing to give an instruction on manslaughter.
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