STATE v. BUTLER

No. 57402.

501 S.W.2d 61 (1973)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Jonas BUTLER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

November 12, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Charles B. Blackmar, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Louis, for respondent.

Robert C. Ely, St. Louis, for appellant.


WELBORN, Commissioner.

Appeal from judgment and sentence of life imprisonment on jury verdict finding Jonas Butler guilty of murder in the first degree.

On March 25, 1971, at around 6:00 P.M., three men entered the Parkhurst Food Shop, located on North Taylor in the City of St. Louis. One man stayed near the entrance and the other two went to the meat counter at the rear of the store. The proprietor, Herman Kramer, was at the front of the store. The actions...

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