State v. Howery

KURT S. ODENWALD, Judge.

Introduction

Appellant Douglas Howery (“Howery”) appeals from the judgment of the trial court following his conviction by a jury of first-degree murder, Section 565.020.1 Howery argues on appeal that the trial court erred in overruling his motion for judgment of acquittal at the close of all the evidence, accepting the jury’s verdict of guilty of first-degree murder, and entering judgment and sentence when the evidence was insufficient to prove that he committed first-degree murder. Howery also contends that the trial court abused its discretion in admitting hearsay…