STATE v. MENSAH

No. 62749.

625 S.W.2d 135 (1981)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. William MENSAH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 2.

December 8, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie Edwards, Asst. Public Defender, St. Louis, for appellant.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Rosalynn Van Heest, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.


MANFORD, Special Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction of murder, second degree, a Class A felony under § 565.004, RSMo 1978, punishable under § 565.008.2 RSMo 1978.1 The jury imposed a life sentence, vesting exclusive appellate jurisdiction in this court under Mo. Const. art. V, § 3.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged, so a brief summary of the facts suffices. Appellant and the victim, Vickie...

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