STATE v. STOKES

No. ED 79745.

77 S.W.3d 52 (2002)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff/Respondent, v. Nevelyn STOKES, Defendant/Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Four.

June 4, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer S. Walsh, Assistant Public Defender, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Sarah L. Trower, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, MO, for respondent.

Before SHERRI B. SULLIVAN, P.J., LAWRENCE G. CRAHAN, J., and LAWRENCE E. MOONEY, J.


ORDER

PER CURIAM.

Nevelyn Stokes (Defendant) appeals from the judgment entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of one count of first-degree arson in violation of section 569.040,1 and six counts of second-degree murder in violation of section 565.021.1(2). He contends the trial court abused its discretion by admitting gruesome photographs of the victims' bodies at the crime scene.

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