State v. Yingst

PREWITT, Judge.

Defendant was charged with the shooting death of Robert Kimes which occurred on July 23,1979, in Ozark County, Missouri. A jury convicted him of capital murder and he was sentenced to life imprisonment. This court has jurisdiction of his appeal. State v. Martin, 644 S.W.2d 359 (Mo. banc 1982). As there is no contention that the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction, and as it clearly was sufficient, no separate recitation of facts is given. The facts that we deem relevant to discuss the matters considered are set forth in the discussion of those points.

We first…