State v. Hanna

A jury found Shawn C. Hanna (“Defendant”) guilty of first-degree murder for the November 2003 shooting death of his father, Ralph Hanna (“Father”).1 The State did not seek the death penalty, and Defendant was sentenced by the trial court to life in prison without the possibility of parole. See sections 565.020.1 and .2.

In two points relied on, Defendant appeals his conviction on the grounds that: (1) “the [Sjtate’s evidence did not establish beyond a reasonable doubt that [Defendant] was involved in any of the events that resulted in the death of [Father]”; and (2) the trial court abused its…