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STATE v. LEWIS

No. KCD 28783.

559 S.W.2d 584 (1977)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. William C. LEWIS, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Kansas City District.

December 5, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clifford A. Cohen, Public Defender, Lee M. Nation, Asst. Public Defender, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, Kansas City, for appellant.

John D. Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Robert Presson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

Before SHANGLER, P. J., and WELBORN and HIGGINS, Special Judges.

SHANGLER, Presiding Judge.

The defendant was convicted of felony murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment. This appeal contends that the evidence was not sufficient for conviction and that the unprompted comment and interruption by the court of defense cross-examination prejudiced a fair trial.

The evidence favorable to the verdict fairly shows that the defendant Lewis in concert with one Young conspired to...

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