State v. Bowman

LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

This is an appeal from criminal conviction of murder in the second degree and armed criminal action. Appellant appeals the: (1) failure to give MAI-CR 306.06 on self-defense; (2) refusal to allow testimony as to the victim’s blood alcohol level; (3) admission of four photographs showing the victim’s wounds; and, (4) submission of MAI-CR 300.2 and 302.04 regarding the definition of reasonable doubt.

Bowman was at the 6700 Club located in Kansas City on August 16, 1990 as was Victor Toca, the victim, who did not speak or understand English very well. A fight between two women…