STATE v. BELTON

No. SC 85990.

153 S.W.3d 307 (2005)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Phillip BELTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

January 25, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kent Denzel, Office of the Public Defender, Columbia, MO, for Appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Shaun J. Mackelprang, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, MO, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.1

Phillip Belton attended a gathering at Donald Adkins' home in December 1999. During the gathering, he waved a gun in the dining room, threatened to shoot Adkins in the head, and shot Adkins dead. Belton was charged with second-degree murder, section 565.021,2 and armed criminal action, section 571.015.

Belton was convicted by a jury of the lesser...

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