State v. Salmon

PATRICIA BRECKENRIDGE, Judge.

William Salmon was convicted by a jury of first degree murder, § 565.020, RSMo 2000, 1 and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. On appeal, Mr. Salmon alleges that his conviction should be reversed because the trial court erred by (1) admitting polymerase chain reaction short tandem repeat DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) evidence without first holding a Frye 2 hearing; (2) denying his motion for judgment of acquittal since there was not sufficient evidence to support his conviction; and (3) instructing the jury on the lesser included…