State v. Fuller

HOLMAN, Commissioner.

Defendant, Maurice L. Fuller, was charged with the murder (second degree) of Larry Fertig. Upon trial he was found guilty of manslaughter and his punishment fixed at a fine of $500 and imprisonment in the county jail for a period of twelve months. He appeals from the ensuing judgment.

According to the evidence' for the State it appears that deceased died shortly after the termination 'of a fight which occurred between defendant and deceased, at about 2 a. m. on January 29, 19S5, at the home of Hazel and Frederick Ballman in St. Louis County, Missouri. An autopsy revealed…