State v. Johnson

ROBERT S. BARNEY, Judge.

Jeremiah V. Johnson (“Appellant”) appeals from his conviction and sentence after a jury trial found him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of murder in the first degree of his sister Carrie Johnson. § 565.020. 1 In its judgment, the Circuit Court of Webster County imposed a sentence of life imprisonment without eligibility for probation or parole.

Appellant raises four points of trial court error. Appellant maintains the trial court abused its discretion in: (1) submitting a jury instruction on voluntary intoxication/drug use which violated his right to present the…