State v. Nagle

By an information filed in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, this defendant, Carl Nasello, John Messino, Tony Mangercino and three others were jointly charged with the murder of James H. Smith, a traffic officer in Kansas City, Missouri. Severances were taken, and, at a separate trial, the jury found this defendant guilty of murder in the first degree and assessed his punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for life. He was sentenced accordingly, and appealed. [Companion cases heretofore decided by this court are State v. Nasello, 325 Mo. 442,30 S.W.2d 132; State v. Messino, 325 Mo.…