State of Missouri v. Tyler J. Gates

In the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent, ) WD83104 ) v. ) OPINION FILED: October 27, 2020 ) TYLER J. GATES, ) ) Appellant. ) Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri The Honorable Jack R. Grate, Judge Before Division Four: Cynthia L. Martin, Chief Judge, Presiding, Alok Ahuja, Judge and Edward R. Ardini, Jr., Judge Tyler J. Gates ("Gates") appeals his convictions of felony murder in the second degree predicated on the forcible felony of robbery and armed criminal action following a jury trial. Gates argues that the trial court…