State v. Barnhart

CRIST, Judge.

Defendant was charged with the capital murder of his wife at the family home in Clarksville, Missouri on June 18, 1977. A jury found him guilty of manslaughter and affixed punishment at eight years. We affirm.

By stipulation, it was agreed the death of the wife was caused by shots fired from a 12-gauge shotgun discharged by the defendant. However, the state and defendant disputed the sequence of events during the shooting. The state claimed the death was intentional. Defendant maintained it was accidental. Accordingly, the sequence, distance, and number of shots fired from…