STATE v. CUMMINGS

No. 25624.

134 S.W.3d 94 (2004)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Terressa L. CUMMINGS, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division Two.

May 20, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig Johnston, Columbia, for appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Shaun J. MacKelprang, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.


JEFFREY W. BATES, Judge.

Terressa L. Cummings ("Defendant") was charged by amended information with committing the class A felony of murder in the first degree, in violation of § 565.020, by asphyxiating Melissa Rose Saggert Boviall ("Victim").1 A jury found Defendant guilty of this offense. Because the State had waived the death penalty and Defendant was a prior offender, the trial court determined punishment and sentenced Defendant...

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