STATE v. BANKS

No. 56871.

491 S.W.2d 247 (1973)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. John L. BANKS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 2.

March 12, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., Stephen D. Hoyne, Assist. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

James C. Jones, III, St. Louis, for appellant.


MORGAN, Presiding Judge.

Charged as a second offender, § 556.280, RSMo 1969, defendant was tried to a jury and found guilty of first degree murder. The court assessed punishment at life imprisonment, and defendant has appealed. We affirm.

The events leading to defendant's conviction occurred on Sunday, March 8, 1970. On that date, defendant, his brother Willie and Willie's wife, Lamar, were at the home of a friend playing cards. Several others were in...

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