State v. Rack

WESTHUES, Judge.

The defendant Melvin Rack was convicted of manslaughter in the Circuit Court of. the City of St. Louis, Missouri. It was alleged in the indictment that Rack had previously been convicted of a crime and had served a sentence from which he had been discharged. The jury assessed Rack’s punishment at 10 years’ imprisonment in the State Penitentiary. From the sentence imposed, .he appealed to this court.

The defendant briefed eight points. The first four concern instructions. In points five, six, and seven, defendant complains of rulings of the trial court which occurred during the…