State v. Gonzales

RONNIE L. WHITE, Chief Justice.

I

Ronnie D. Gonzales (Gonzales) appeals from his convictions for second-degree murder and armed criminal action. The case was transferred from the court of appeals, Eastern District. This Court has jurisdiction. Mo. Const, art. V, sec. 10. The judgment of the trial court is reversed, and the cause is remanded.

II

Gonzales and Mike Gossir (Gossir) had an altercation that resulted in the stabbing of and ultimately the death of Gossir. At trial, Gonzales claimed that Gossir was the initial aggressor and that he stabbed Gos-sir in self-defense. In support of his…