State v. Waller

COVINGTON, Judge.

Appellant Paul Waller appeals from convictions of voluntary manslaughter, § 565.-023.1(1), RSMo 1986, and armed criminal action, § 571.015, RSMo 1986. Following the holding of State v. Buckles, 636 S.W.2d 914, 922 (Mo.banc 1982), and cases cited therein, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, affirmed the judgment. Buckles reaffirms the rule prohibiting admission of evidence of the victim’s prior acts of violence, known to the defendant at the time of the incident, to support defendant’s assertion that he acted justifiably in reasonable apprehension of bodily harm.…