State v. Burnfin

ALDEN A. STOCKARD, Commissioner.

Herbert Burnfin was found guilty by a jury of murder in the first degree in violation of § 559.010 RSMo 1969, now repealed, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He has appealed from the ensuing judgment. For earlier proceedings pertaining to this case, see State v. Burnfin, 560 S.W.2d 283 (Mo.App.1977); State v. Burn-fin, 578 S.W.2d 360 (Mo.App.1979).

There is no challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence. For the purposes of this appeal it is sufficient to state that a jury reasonably could find from the evidence that appellant shot and killed Larry Scott.

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