State v. Rowden

DONNELLY, Presiding Judge.

Appellant, John Edward Rowden, was convicted of manslaughter under §§ 559.-070 and 556.170, RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S., by the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, and his punishment was assessed at imprisonment in the custody of the State Department of Corrections for a term of ten years. Section 559.140, RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S. Following rendition of judgment and imposition of sentence an appeal was perfected to this Court.

According to the evidence adduced by the State, on the evening of November 15, 1967, Winford Ray Durant inflicted a mortal wound upon Primitivo…