STATE v. DENNISON

No. 39409.

571 S.W.2d 140 (1978)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Gertrude Alta DENNISON, Appellant.

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

August 29, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McIlrath & Williams, Robert A. McIlrath, Michael L. Maynard, Lenzie L. Leftridge, Jr., Flat River, for appellant.

John D. Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Paul Robert Otto, J. Michael Davis, Asst. Attys. Gen., Jefferson City, Gary E. Stevenson, Pros. Atty., St. Francois County, Farmington, for respondent.


CLEMENS, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Gertrude Alta Dennison was convicted by a jury of manslaughter (Sec. 559.070, RSMo.1969) and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. She has appealed and we affirm.

Defendant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence so only a brief factual recitation is necessary. Responding to a radio dispatch, police officer Jimmy Bayless arrived at defendant's home, where he found a...

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