STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. KEVIN C. NEWMAN

STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Plaintiff-Respondent, ) ) vs. ) No. SD35207 ) KEVIN C. NEWMAN, ) Filed: June 5, 2019 ) Defendant-Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF GREENE COUNTY Honorable Michael J. Cordonnier, Circuit Judge AFFIRMED Kevin C. Newman (“Appellant”) was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. He appeals claiming (1) that the trial court erred in allowing the State to argue facts in closing argument that were not admitted at trial and (2) that the trial court erred in allowing hearsay statements into evidence. We reject both claims and…