STATE v. BESCHER

No. 28384.

247 S.W.3d 135 (2008)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. James H. BESCHER, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District.

March 13, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kent Denzel, Assistant Public Defender, Columbia, MO, for appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., and Linda Lemke, Assistant Attorney General, Jefferson City, MO, for respondent.


GARY W. LYNCH, Chief Judge.

James H. Bescher ("Defendant") was charged with and convicted by a jury of committing the class A felony of murder in the first degree, in violation of section 565.020.12 The trial court sentenced Defendant to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole. Defendant appeals, contending the trial court abused its discretion in overruling his objection to the testimony of...

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