State v. Harrison

VICTOR C. HOWARD, Judge.

Bobby L. Harrison appeals from his convictions of murder in the second degree, § 565.021, and armed criminal action, § 571.015. 1 Harrison’s sole point on appeal is that the trial court abused its discretion in sustaining the State’s objection to his attempt to testify about a prior incident involving Chris Sledd and Carlos Kelly, in that such evidence was relevant to his claim that he shot Jamin McClanahan in self-defense.

We affirm.

Facts

The evidence most favorable to the verdict is as follows. On December 31, 1997, Jamin McClanahan and his fiancée, Ray-anne Johnson,…