State v. Mitchell

CRANDALL, Judge.

Defendant, Ervin Mitchell, appeals from his conviction, after a jury trial of murder in the first degree. Section 565.020.2, RSMo (1986). He was sentenced to imprisonment for life without eligibility for probation or parole. We affirm.

Defendant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence. The evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, is that defendant lived with his girlfriend, Linda Hicks (victim), over a tavern which he managed. On October 31, 1986, he came down from their living quarters into the bar. The victim, several patrons, and a barmaid were…