STATE v. COVINGTON

No. 10622.

559 S.W.2d 78 (1977)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Tommy Lee COVINGTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Springfield District.

November 16, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Paul Robert Otto, Robert L. Presson, Asst. Attys. Gen., Jefferson City, for plaintiff-respondent.

Arthur T. Stephenson, Caruthersville, for defendant-appellant.

Before BILLINGS, C. J., and TITUS and FLANIGAN, JJ.


TITUS, Judge.

Tommy Lee Covington (hereinafter defendant) was jury-convicted of second degree murder in the killing of Robert Thompson on August 10, 1976, at Caruthersville. In accordance with the verdict, defendant was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment.

The sole point relied on is: "The court erred in not sustaining the Appellant's Motion [for judgment of acquittal] at the close of the State's case for the reason that the State had failed to show...

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