STATE v. BARTON

No. 77147.

936 S.W.2d 781 (1996)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Walter E. BARTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied December 17, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Christopher Spangler, Sedalia, for Appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Attorney General, David R. Truman, Assistant Attorney General, Jefferson City, for Respondent.


PRICE, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for first degree murder. Because the trial court sustained an objection to defense counsel's closing argument, even though the argument was supported by facts and reasonable inferences in the record, and because the error was prejudicial, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

I.

Appellant Walter Barton was charged with murder in the first degree for the...

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