State v. Jackson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Larson, J.:

This is Andrew Jackson’s direct appeal of his jury convictions of first-degree premeditated murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy to commit murder.

Numerous trial errors which we will separately consider are alleged. We first set forth the sad facts and proceedings giving rise to this appeal.

Jackson met Bovi Combs and Shecora Clanton while riding buses in Kansas City, Missouri. Their chance meeting resulted in the murder of Delesha Williams, a woman Combs met at a bus stop in Kansas City, Missouri.

Combs wanted to kill Williams because he…