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STATE v. LIGHT

No. 10715.

577 S.W.2d 134 (1979)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Alonzo LIGHT, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division One.

January 29, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay V. White, Rolla, for appellant.

John D. Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Stanley Robinson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

FLANIGAN, Presiding Judge.

A jury found the defendant guilty of manslaughter (§ 559.070)1 and a sentence of three years' imprisonment was imposed. On this appeal defendant makes the sound contention that the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction and that the trial court erred in failing to sustain his motion for judgment of acquittal.

The events giving rise to the prosecution occurred on July 5, 1976, on which...

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