State v. Burgess

HENRY J. WESTHUES, Special Commissioner.

By an information filed in the Circuit Court of New Madrid County, Missouri, the appellant Burgess was charged with murder in the first degree. The crime was alleged to have occurred on November 2, 1963. An application for a change of venue was granted and the cause was transferred to the Circuit Court of Mississippi County. Upon a trial, a jury found Burgess guilty as charged and assessed his punishment at life imprisonment. A motion for new trial was filed which the court overruled and Burgess was sentenced. An appeal was taken to this Court.

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