State v. Bannister

BOHLING, Commissioner.

Frank M. Bannister appeals from a judgment, entered upon the jury’s verdict, imposing a sentence of life imprisonment for the murder in the second degree of Aleta Cook, also known as Aleta Bannister, in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. Appellant contends the court erred in overruling his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal based on his sole defense of insanity at the time of the homicide and at the time of the trial.

Appellant was married and had a wife and five children living in San Antonio, Texas. However, he had been living with Aleta Cook for three years…