State v. Kiser

CROW, Judge.

A jury found Appellant guilty of voluntary manslaughter, § 565.023,1 and armed criminal action, § 571.015. The jury assessed the minimum authorized punishment for each offense, i.e., imprisonment for five years and three years, respectively. The trial court entered judgment per the verdicts. This appeal followed.

Appellant does not dispute the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdicts. Her sole claim of error avers the trial court wrongly refused to give an instruction patterned on MAI-CR 3d 306.10 (10-1-95) denominated: “Justification: Use of Force in Defense of…