State v. Amrine

RENDLEN, Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction of first degree murder for killing fellow inmate Gary Barber in the Missouri State Penitentiary. The death penalty was imposed, hence the cause falls within this Court’s exclusive appellate jurisdiction. Mo. Const, art. V, sec. 3. We affirm.

While defendant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction, we briefly summarize those facts which the jury reasonably could have found from the evidence. Defendant and the victim, Gary Barber, were housed in the special management unit or “super-max” area of the penitentiary…