State v. Mattingly

CLEMENS, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Joseph Mattingly has appealed his 1976 conviction for second-degree murder for which he was sentenced to fifteen years’ imprisonment.

Defendant contends on appeal the trial court erred in admitting a photograph of the victim because it failed to shed any light on a material issue in the case and was so prejudicial as to outweigh its probative value. He also contends the trial court erred in overruling his motion to dismiss the information because Article I, § 22(b) of the Missouri Constitution and § 494.031, R.S. Mo.Supp.1975 denied him a trial by an…