STATE v. BURNFIN

No. KCD 28630.

560 S.W.2d 283 (1977)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Herbert BURNFIN, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Kansas City District.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied December 27, 1977.

Application to Transfer Denied February 8, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Larson, Public Defender, Lee M. Nation, Asst. Public Defender, Kansas City, for defendant-appellant.

John D. Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Nanette Laughrey, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for plaintiff-respondent.

Before PRITCHARD, P. J., SWOFFORD, C. J., and DIXON, J.


DIXON, Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction by a jury of first degree murder and a sentence of life imprisonment. The defendant's assignments of error relate to the selection of the jury, the cross examination of a witness concerning the witness's juvenile record, the refusal of a cautionary instruction with respect to the testimony of an accomplice, and the competency of a witness offered by the State. The conviction is affirmed.

The defendant does not...

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