STATE OF MISSOURI v. JORDAN LEE MARTIN

Jordan Martin (Defendant) appeals his first-degree murder conviction, raising one point that fails on the merits and two unpreserved claims we do not reach.

Background

Defendant does not dispute the sufficiency of the evidence. The state’s theory had Kody Ray running with a group of troublemakers led by Defendant. After an incident where Defendant was arrested but Ray was not, Defendant labeled Ray a “snitch” and vowed to shoot him or have him shot.

A month later, Defendant drove group-member Duke to Ray’s house. Duke went up to the porch, dispatched Ray with two bullets to the head, returned to…