State v. Jordan

GARRISON, Judge.

Tommy Lee Jordan (Defendant) was convicted of first degree murder, § 565.020.1, and armed criminal action, § 571.015, RSMo 1994, for which he received sentences of life, without eligibility for parole, and twenty-five years, respectively.

Rick Brown (decedent), who lived in Kansas City, was previously married to Defendant’s wife, Kari, and was the father of her three-year-old son (C.B.). Defendant lived near Eminence, Missouri, with Kari, C.B., and Kari’s daughter.

Decedent was scheduled to pick up C.B. on December 31,1994 to exercise visitation privileges. When decedent arrived…