STATE v. BARRETT

No. 49941.

710 S.W.2d 489 (1986)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Clyde Wilbur BARRETT, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Three.

May 20, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Doris Gregory Black, St. Louis, for appellant.

William L. Webster, Atty. Gen., Keven B. Behrndt, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.


GARY M. GAERTNER, Judge.

Defendant, Clyde Barrett, appeals from a jury verdict finding him guilty of manslaughter, section 565.005 RSMo 1978, and sentencing him to thirteen years in prison. Defendant raises several points on this appeal. Finding each of them to be without merit, we affirm.

The facts are simply stated. Defendant and his girlfriend, Cora Mitchell, were quarreling at length. Defendant subsequently hit or slapped Ms. Mitchell in the face, and...

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