State v. Reed

WELLIVER, Presiding Judge.

Appellant Charles Kevin Reed appeals from judgment of conviction on a jury verdict finding him guilty of murder in the second degree, § 565.004, RSMo 1978. Punishment was fixed at imprisonment for life. § 565.008(2), RSMo 1978. Jurisdiction of this appeal is vested in this Court. Mo. Const, art. V, § 3. Appellant’s sole claim of error is the trial court’s failure to include the words “in anger, fear or agitation,” rather than just the words “in anger,” in the verdict director submitting second degree murder. We affirm. On the morning of July 10,1981, the body of Otto…