STATE v. GRIFFITH

No. WD 74230.

389 S.W.3d 745 (2013)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Megan Elizabeth GRIFFITH, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

January 22, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chris Koster , Attorney General, Jennifer A. Rodewald , Assistant Attorney General, Jefferson City, MO, for Respondent.

Ronald E. Partee , Kansas City, MO, for Appellant.

Before Division Two: LISA WHITE HARDWICK, Presiding Judge, and JAMES M. SMART, JR., and KAREN KING MITCHELL, Judges.


Order

PER CURIAM:

Megan E. Griffith appeals her conviction by a Clay County jury of first-degree involuntary manslaughter under section 565.024.1(1), RSMo 2000. Griffith argues that the court erred in instructing the jury on involuntary manslaughter in that there was no evidence of recklessness presented at trial and she was therefore prejudiced by the instruction. Further, she argues that, due to the lack of evidence of recklessness, there was insufficient...

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