State v. Dye

AHRENS, Chief Judge.

Defendant, William Dye, appeals from the judgment entered on his conviction for murder in the second degree, § 565.021 RSMo 1994, and the denial of his 29.15 motion for postconviction relief. We reverse and remand.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the following evidence was adduced at trial: On October 11,1992, defendant went to a gas station near his apartment and asked the attendant to call 911 and report that his wife, Tammy Dye, appeared to have been raped and murdered.

When officers arrived, defendant directed them to the bedroom where Mrs. Dye was…