State v. Cutts

CRIST, Judge.

Defendant appeals his jury conviction for second degree murder and subsequent sentence of life imprisonment. We affirm.

Defendant shot the victim with a shotgun at her home while in the presence of her mother. His defense was that he was innocent by reason of mental disease or defect. He asserts error in the cross-examination of his psychiatrist.

A trial court is vested with broad discretion in determining the extent of cross-examination. State v. Dunn, 577 S.W.2d 649, 653 (Mo. banc 1979); State v. Edwards, 588 S.W.2d 182, 183 (Mo.App.1979). Permissible cross-examination may extend…