State v. Kennedy

TITUS, Judge.

Defendant was charged with second degree murder (§ 559.020) 1 in the killing of Raymond D. Niswonger, Jr., on the parking lot of the Knights of Columbus Hall (K.C. Hall) in Leopold, Bollinger County, Missouri. Following a change of venue, a Wayne County jury declared defendant guilty of manslaughter (§ 559.070) and fixed punishment at imprisonment for 10 years. § 559.-140. This appeal ensued.

Defendant and his brother James attended a dance at the K.C. Hall the night of November 26-27, 1977. Chaperon Jansen evicted defendant from the hall for peace disturbance but defendant soon…