State v. Everage

LISA WHITE HARDWICK, Judge.

A jury convicted Germon Everage for second degree murder as an accomplice in the beating death of Obang Oman. Ever-age was sentenced to sixteen years imprisonment. On appeal, he asserts the trial court: (1) abused its discretion in denying his motion to quash the jury panel; and (2) plainly erred in submitting a jury instruction that omitted language required by the Missouri Approved Instructions (MAI). Finding no prejudicial error on either point, we affirm the conviction and sentence.

Motion to Quash JURY Panel

In his first point on appeal, Ever-age claims the trial…