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STATE v. THOMAS

No. WD 61625.

118 S.W.3d 686 (2003)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Michael A. THOMAS, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

November 4, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vanessa Caleb, Appellate Defender, Kansas City, MO, for Appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Patrick T. Morgan, Asst. Attorney General, Jefferson City, MO, for Respondent.

Before JAMES M. SMART, JR., P.J., ROBERT G. ULRICH, and LISA WHITE HARDWICK, JJ.

JAMES M. SMART, JR., Presiding Judge.

Michael Thomas appeals his conviction of second-degree murder, for which he received a ten-year sentence. Thomas contends that he was prejudiced at trial because the court precluded him from presenting evidence that two witnesses against him had a motive to lie. We reverse the judgment and remand for a new trial.

Background

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