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STATE v. ROCHA

No. 36051.

526 S.W.2d 834 (1975)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Mary Lou ROCHA, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, St. Louis District, Division One.

Motion for Rehearing or Transfer Denied August 7, 1975.

Application to Transfer Denied October 13, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kent E. Karohl, Thomas P. Howe, David M. Korum, Kirkwood, for defendant-appellant.

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., Preston Dean, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Clarence Thomas, Asst. Atty. Gen., Brendan Ryan, Circuit Atty., Arthur Friedman, Asst. Circuit Atty., St. Louis, for plaintiff-respondent.

WEIER, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Mary Lou Rocha was convicted of first degree murder (§ 559.010, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S.) for the murder of her husband and sentenced to life imprisonment. Defendant has appealed her conviction.

Evidence revealed the following: On the morning of May 23, 1973 Juan Rocha, defendant's husband, was found dead on the front porch of his home in the City of St. Louis. A pool of dried blood was found beneath the body. An autopsy revealed...

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