State of Missouri, Respondent/Cross-Appellant v. Elvis Smith

In the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District DIVISION FOUR STATE OF MISSOURI, ) No. ED99044 ) Respondent/Cross-Appellant, ) Appeal from the Circuit Court of ) the City of St. Louis vs. ) ) Honorable Julian Bush ELVIS SMITH, ) ) Appellant. ) Filed: April 29, 2014 Introduction Elvis Smith (Defendant) appeals the judgment of conviction entered by the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis after a jury found him guilty of murder in the first degree and armed criminal action. Defendant claims that: (1) the trial court erred in refusing to submit his self- defense instruction on murder and…