State v. Hudson

ULRICH, Chief Judge, Presiding Judge.

Gregory A. Hudson was convicted of murder in the first degree, § 571.020.1, RSMo 1994, and armed criminal action, § 571.015, RSMo 1994. Mr. Hudson was sentenced as a prior, persistent offender to consecutive terms of life imprisonment without probation or parole and life imprisonment, respectively. He claims the trial court erred when it: (1) overruled his motions for acquittal at the close of the state’s and all the evidence; (2) chastised defense counsel in the presence of the jury during cross examination of the state’s fingerprint expert; and (3)…