State of Missouri v. John M. Hamm

In the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District DIVISION FIVE STATE OF MISSOURI, ) No. ED110472 ) Respondent, ) Appeal from the Circuit Court ) of St. Louis County v. ) Cause No. 16SL-CR05375-01 ) JOHN M. HAMM, ) Honorable Richard M. Stewart ) Appellant. ) Filed: August 8, 2023 I. Introduction John Hamm appeals the judgment entered after a jury verdict convicting him of two counts of murder in the first degree and associated armed criminal action counts. Hamm does not deny that he caused the victims’ deaths, but claims on appeal that the circuit court erred in failing to instruct the jury…