STATE v. SMITH

No. SC 94313.

456 S.W.3d 849 (2015)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent/Cross-Appellant, v. Elvis SMITH, Appellant/Cross-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, en banc.

Opinion issued March 10, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Smith was represented by Gwenda R. Robinson of the public defender's office in St. Louis, (314) 340-7662.

The state was represented by Gregory L. Barnes of the attorney general's office in Jefferson City, (573) 751-3321.


Elvis Smith appeals the judgment of conviction entered by the circuit court of the City of St. Louis after a jury found him guilty of murder in the first-degree and armed criminal action. Smith claims: (1) the circuit court erred in refusing to submit his self-defense instruction on murder and assault and (2) the circuit court...

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