State v. Ward

STEWART, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was convicted of murder second degree and sentenced to a term of ten years in the custody of Missouri Department of Corrections. For reversal on appeal defendant contends that the court erred in: (1) giving instructions on first and second degree murder because there was insufficient evidence to warrant the submissions; (2) in permitting the State, on voir dire, to seek a commitment from the jurors to assess penitentiary time if defendant was found guilty; (3) permitting the State to introduce a photograph of deceased after the autopsy and introducing the…