State v. Robinson

WESTHUES, Judge.

The defendant, Tony Robinson, Jr., was convicted of manslaughter. The punishment assessed was seven years’ imprisonment in the State Penitentiary. An appeal was taken to this court.

The offense was alleged to have been committed in the City of St. Louis, Missouri, at about three o’clock on the morning of July 23, 1958. The victim was Joseph H. Tilley. The trial was held in October, 1958. The verdict returned by the jury stated that the defendant was found guilty of manslaughter but that the jury was unable to agree upon the punishment. The trial court thereupon assessed the…