State v. Richards

Appellant and Henry Wright were charged, by an information filed in the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri, with the crime of murder in the first degree. On an application for a change of venue the case was transferred to Carroll County. A severance was granted. Appellant's trial resulted in a conviction as charged and a punishment of life imprisonment was assessed. Appellant's motion for a new trial was overruled and sentence pronounced in accordance with the verdict. From this sentence appellant duly appealed.

On the night of March 7, 1932, or early morning of March 8, a number of men…