State of Missouri v. Antoine L. Clark

Following a bench trial, appellant, Antoine Clark (“Clark”), was convicted of one count of voluntary manslaughter and one count of armed criminal action by the circuit court of Jackson County, Missouri. The court found Clark guilty of shooting and killing James Ward (“Ward”), his cousin, during ah altercation between Ward and several family members. Clark raises three errors on appeal: (1) the court should have excluded 'all of the' State’s evidence as a sanction for the State’s discovery vidlations; (2) there was insufficient evidence to overcome Clark’s claim of Self-defense; and (3) the…