STATE OF MISSOURI v. PAVEL SAMSINAK

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District In Division STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent, ) ) No. SD 37559 v. ) ) Filed: February28, 2024 PAVEL SAMSINAK, ) ) Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF GREENE COUNTY Honorable Becky J.W. Borthwick, Judge AFFIRMED Pavel Samsinak bludgeoned Victim to death in her living room then lit her house on fire. A jury found Samsinak guilty of second-degree murder, second-degree arson, armed criminal action, and felony tampering with physical evidence. On appeal, he challenges two evidentiary rulings, the refusal to give a jury instruction, and the…