State v. Lyle

An information was filed in the circuit court of Howard County, Missouri, in which the appellant was charged with first degree murder for the shooting and killing of his wife. The venue in the cause was changed to the circuit court of Boone County, Missouri, and the trial resulted in convicting the appellant of first degree murder.

The appellant’s first assignment of error is that the evidence is insufficient to support a judgment of first degree murder because there is a total failure of proof of deliberation and premeditation. This will require a review' of the evidence, which showed the…