State v. Tinson

HIGGINS, Commissioner.

Robert Lee Tinson, with a prior felony conviction of carrying a concealed weapon, was convicted by a jury of murder, first dégree, of Willie C. Buchanan, and the court assessed his punishment at life imprisonment and rendered judgment and sentence accordingly. §§ 564.610, 556.280, 559.010, 559.030, V.A.M.S.

Appellant tacitly concedes that the state made a submissible case, but contends he should have a new trial because the court erred in failing to instruct the jury on manslaughter.

The circumstances surrounding the homicide, including the evidence most favorable to…