State v. Harris

Indicted for and convicted of murder in the first degree in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, defendant was sentenced to imprisonment, for life and was granted an appeal to this court.

The main contention is that the evidence is not sufficient to support the verdict. The disposal of this contention requires an extensive statement of the facts appearing in the voluminous record.

On the afternoon of September 4, 1927, the. body oE Mrs. Margaret Muehlebach was found in an apartment at 3421-3423 Wyandotte Street in Kansas City. The apartment was owned by her husband and managed by her. Her death…