State v. Sanders

HOLMAN, Judge.

Defendant was charged with murder in the first degree. See Section 559.010, RSMo 1969. The jury found him guilty of the offense of manslaughter and his punishment was fixed at imprisonment for a term of five years. Defendant appealed to the St. Louis District of the Court of Appeals. That court adopted an opinion affirming the judgment. Upon application of respondent we ordered the case transferred to this court. It will be finally determined here the same as on original appeal. Art. V, Sec. 10, Mo.Const.

Portions of the opinion of the court of appeals have been adopted without…