MAUS, Presiding Judge.
The defendant and Joe Owensby were truck drivers assigned by their employer to drive a tractor-trailer unit from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to California and back. On the return trip in Joplin, the defendant shot and killed Owensby. The defendant testified he shot in Owensby's direction because of fear of him. He contended he did not intend to hit Owensby. A jury found the defendant guilty of conventional second degree murder and assessed his punishment...
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