State v. Berry

FLANIGAN, Judge.

Defendant Clyde Henry Berry, charged as a second offender, § 556.280 V.A.M.S., 1 was found guilty by a jury of the offense of manslaughter, § 559.070, and was sentenced to a prison term of eight years, § 559.140. Defendant appeals.

The information, in addition to alleging the prior conviction, charged the defendant with the first degree murder of Mildred L. Moody by use of a knife.

The first of defendant’s four contentions is that the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction. In determining the validity of that contention, this court must view the evidence in the light…