State v. Thompson

68 S.W.3d 393 (2002)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent,

v.

Bruce D. THOMPSON, Appellant.

No. SC 83875.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

February 26, 2002.

Rosemary E. Percival, Asst. Public Defender, Kansas City, for Appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen. Gregory L. Barnes, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for Respondent.

DUANE BENTON, Judge.

Bruce D. Thompson was convicted by a jury of second-degree murder and armed criminal action. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and 15 years, respectively. He argues that the circuit court erred in limiting his opening statement to evidence to be…