State of Missouri v. Timothy L. Boykins

ROBERT G. DOWD, JR., Presiding Judge

Timothy Boykins appeals from the judgment entered after a jury found him guilty of murder in the first degree and armed criminal action for the shooting death of Nathan Reed.. On appeal, he claims the trial court erred by allowing testimony regarding anonymous tips identifying Boy-kins as the shooter. We affirm.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged on appeal. Viewed favorably to the verdict, the evidence relevant to the issues on appeal was as follows. Dante Jones testified at trial that he and Reed went to play dice at a friend’s house on the…