State of Missouri v. Shannon J. Shaffer

ANTHONY REX GABBERT, Judge.

Shannon Shaffer Sr. (Shaffer Sr.) appeals the circuit court’s judgment finding him guilty of second degree murder. Shaffer Sr. raises three points on appeal. First, Shaffer Sr. argues that the court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal because there was insufficient evidence that his steering input to his motor vehicle was done for the purpose of seriously injuring or killing Tommy “Bo” Bryant. Second, Shaffer Sr. argues that the court erred in overruling defense counsel’s motion for a mistrial after one of the State’s witnesses testified that…