STATE v. GRIER

No. WD 30916.

609 S.W.2d 201 (1980)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Reginald GRIER, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

November 3, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee M. Nation, Nation & Curley, Kansas City, for appellant.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Darrell Panethiere, Philip M. Koppe, Asst. Attys. Gen., Kansas City, for respondent.

Before TURNAGE, P. J., and SHANGLER and MANFORD, JJ.


SHANGLER, Judge.

The defendant appeals from a conviction for murder in the second degree and a sentence of twenty years imprisonment. The defendant contends that the evidence shows that as a matter of law he acted in self-defense and so was entitled to a judgment of acquittal.

The site of the homicide was a sidewalk contiguous to the Sugar Shack and Mother's, two separate drink and dance establishments on Main Street. The victim, VanDyke, came upon a scene...

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