Legal Opinion
STATE OF MISSOURI v. HEATHER DAWN BENNETT
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided February 25, 2015No. SD32900 (02-25-2015)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDaniel E. Scott, J.
Heather Bennett (“Defendant”) appeals convictions for robbery and second-degree (felony) murder of Jackie “Allen” Yarber. She claims insufficient evidence supports her murder conviction and charges trial court error in admitting into evidence preliminary hearing testimony and her statement to police. We affirm.
Background
We summarize facts in accordance with our standard of review, crediting only evidence and reasonable inferences supporting the verdict and disregarding all others. State v. Stallman, 289 S.W.3d 776, 778 (Mo.App.2009).
Yarber, who had known Defendant just a few days, showered…
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