State v. Lowe

KAREN KING MITCHELL, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Jackson County (“trial court”). Appellant Justin J. Lowe was convicted of voluntary manslaughter, robbery in the first degree, and two counts of armed criminal action. We affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background 1

On or about December 23 or 24, 2006, Justin Lowe arrived at the house that his mother (“Mother”) and grandfather (“Grandfather”) shared in south Kansas City. Lowe wanted to take a van that he owned and kept at Mother’s house to Iowa to see his girlfriend…