State v. Stevens
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
STOCKARD, Commissioner.
Appellant was convicted of second degree murder, and when the jury could not agree on the punishment, the court assessed and declared the punishment at life imprisonment. We affirm.
About 1:30 o’clock of the afternoon of November 25, 1968 a nephew of Mrs. Elizabeth Abbott discovered her partially nude body on the floor of her home at 233 Den-nison, Ballwin, Missouri. She had been beaten repeatedly over the head with a six-pound metal barbell designed for exercise purposes.
On July 31, 1969 an indictment was filed in which appellant was charged with the murder of Mrs.…
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