State v. Tidwell

CROW, Judge.

A jury found Defendant, Henrietta Tid-well, guilty of murder in the first degree, § 565.020, RSMo Cum.Supp.1990, and assessed punishment at imprisonment for life without eligibility for probation or parole. The trial court entered judgment per the verdict.

Defendant appeals, maintaining the trial court erroneously received in evidence (1) a vial of Defendant’s blood, and (2) items seized and photographs taken inside her home.

Although Defendant does not dispute the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict, resolution of her claims of error requires an account of a…