State v. Pierce

HOFF, Judge.

Ralph C. Pierce, Sr. (defendant) appeals the judgment entered upon his conviction of involuntary manslaughter, § 565.024 RSMo 1986, and six year sentence imposed following a jury trial. We affirm.

On July 9, 1994, an altercation arose involving defendant, his next door neighbor (neighbor), and his neighbor’s friend who formerly lived with neighbor next door to defendant for three years (victim). It is undisputed that defendant struck victim with his pickup truck and victim died as a result of the injuries he sustained. Defendant was *427charged with and tried for voluntary…