STATE v. KENNON

No. 39095.

585 S.W.2d 525 (1979)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Sylvester Sterling KENNON, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Three.

July 24, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Shaw, Public Defender, Patrick M. Sanders, Asst. Public Defender, Clayton, for defendant-appellant.

John D. Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Paul Robert Otto, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Courtney Goodman, Jr., Prosecuting Atty., Ann Frances Carpini, Clayton, for plaintiff-respondent.


CRIST, Judge.

A jury convicted defendant of manslaughter upon a submission of murder second degree or manslaughter. Defendant was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. We affirm.

A friendly evening between defendant, the victim, and Ernestine Tate developed into a quarrel which resulted in the stabbing death of the victim at the home of Ernestine Tate. Testimony for the state was given by one adult witness and defendant's daughter and son, aged 14 and...

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