State v. Coleman

ULRICH, Chief Judge, Presiding Judge.

Alonzo Coleman appeals his convictions following jury trial for second degree felony murder, section 565.021.1(2), RSMo 1994, and armed criminal action, section 571.015, RSMo 1994, and consecutive life terms of imprisonment. Mr. Coleman raises seven points of error on appeal. He contends that the trial court erred in (1) refusing to submit an instruction for the lesser-included offense of involuntary manslaughter; (2) failing to declare a mistrial when the prosecutor argued during closing argument that the jury should impose a lengthy sentence; (3)…