STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. DEPARIS D. TOWNSEND, Defendant-Appellant

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District In Division STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Plaintiff-Respondent, ) ) v. ) No. SD38581 ) DEPARIS D. TOWNSEND, ) Filed: September 9, 2025 ) Defendant-Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MISSISSIPPI COUNTY Honorable R. Zachary Horack, Judge AFFIRMED, REMANDED WITH INSTRUCTIONS Following a jury trial, Deparis Townsend (“Defendant”) was convicted of first-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, resisting arrest, and armed criminal action. Defendant received a life sentence without the possibility of parole for the murder conviction, and all additional…