State of Missouri v. Vontez G. Howard

IN THE MISSOURI COURT OF APPEALS WESTERN DISTRICT STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent, ) ) WD86367 v. ) ) OPINION FILED: ) April 8, 2025 VONTEZ G. HOWARD, ) ) Appellant. ) Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri The Honorable Jerri J. Zhang, Judge Before Division Two: Janet Sutton, Presiding Judge, and Mark D. Pfeiffer and Gary D. Witt, Judges Mr. Vontez Howard (“Howard”) appeals from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri (“trial court”), following a jury trial, which convicted him of two counts of murder in the second degree, one count of armed robbery…