State v. Allen

235 S.W.2d 294 (1950)

STATE

v.

ALLEN.

No. 41933.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division 1.

December 11, 1950.

Rehearing Denied January 8, 1951.

Morris A. Shenker, St. Louis, for appellant.

J. E. Taylor, Atty. Gen., Lawrence L. Bradley, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.

HOLLINGSWORTH, Judge.

Defendant-appellant (hereinafter referred to as defendant) appealed from a conviction of murder in the second degree for the killing of Juanita Smith. He stood on a demurrer to the evidence.

The principal grounds of his appeal are: (1) admission of testimony by police officers that defendant had remained silent when…