STATE v. MORRIS

No. 10180.

564 S.W.2d 303 (1978)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Robert Lee MORRIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Springfield District.

Motion for Rehearing or Transfer Denied March 28, 1978.

Application to Transfer Denied May 9, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory K. Johnson, Springfield, for defendant-appellant.

John D. Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Philip M. Koppe, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for plaintiff-respondent.

Before HOGAN, P. J., and NORTHERN and MOORE, Special Judges.


HOGAN, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Robert Lee Morris stands convicted of murder in the second degree as defined and denounced by § 559.020, RSMo (1969).1 A jury has assessed his punishment at imprisonment for a term of 30 years. Defendant appeals, contending (1) that the evidence does not support the verdict, and (2) that the trial court erred in admitting six color photographs of the victim taken after her death. After prolonged consideration...

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