State v. Garner
Missouri Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
CROW, Presiding Judge.
A jury found Leon Garner (“appellant”) guilty of the class A felony of murder in the first degree, § 565.020, RSMo 1986, and assessed punishment at imprisonment for life without eligibility for probation or parole. The trial court entered judgment per the verdict. This appeal followed.
Appellant briefs two points. The first avers the trial court erred in denying appellant’s motion to suppress a written statement and a videotape statement in which appellant implicated himself in the murder. The second asserts the prosecutor improperly argued to the jury that appellant…
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