STATE v. AMOS

No. 59774.

553 S.W.2d 700 (1977)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. David Lee AMOS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied July 11, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee M. Nation, Asst. Public Defender, Kansas City, for appellant.

John C. Danforth, Robert Presson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.


BARDGETT, Judge.

On application of appellant David Lee Amos, this appeal was transferred by this court after opinion in the Missouri court of appeals, Kansas City district, pursuant to art. V, sec. 10, Mo.Const., as amended 1970, and Rule 83.03. The principal reason for transfer was to consider whether the trial court erred in giving an additional verdict-directing instruction—murder in the second degree—after the jury had deliberated for about four...

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