STATE v. FARRIS

No. WD 33372.

649 S.W.2d 554 (1983)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Dencil L. FARRIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

March 29, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Cox, Jr., Kansas City, for defendant-appellant.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., John B. Jacobs, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for plaintiff-respondent.

Before SOMERVILLE, C.J., and CLARK and MANFORD, JJ.


SOMERVILLE, Chief Judge.

Defendant was charged by information with murder in the second degree (Section 565.004, RSMo 1978), tried by a jury and found guilty of the lesser included offense of manslaughter (Section 565.005, RSMo 1978), and sentenced to ten (10) years imprisonment.

Brevity is in order in stating the facts, as defendant does not question its sufficiency to support the guilty verdict. Defendant did not take the stand, and the following is gleaned...

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