State v. Abram

BARDGETT, Judge.

The defendant was convicted by a jury of the second-degree murder of his infant daughter, Carla, and was sentenced to a term of. twelve years. Defendant appealed to the Missouri court of appeals, Kansas City district. The conviction was reversed and the cause remanded for new trial for failure of the trial court to submit an instruction on manslaughter. On application of respondent after opinion in the court of appeals, we transferred the case to this court pursuant to Art. Y, sec. 10, Mo.Const. Portions of the court of appeals opinion are utilized without use of quotation…