State v. Ashton

SMITH, Judge.

Defendant appeals from his conviction of manslaughter and seven year sentence following a jury verdict. We affirm.

At approximately 3:30 p. m. on July 9, 1974, nineteen year old Elizabeth Spring-meyer was shot to death by a sniper while purchasing produce from a produce truck at Riverview and Lillian in the City of St. Louis. Defendant lived in a house approximately 150 feet from the location of the truck. Two young men, friends of defendant, testified that defendant fired the fatal shot. A .22 rifle found hidden in the ceiling of defendant’s basement was determined ballistically…