State v. Romesburg

PRITCHARD, Judge.

By the verdict of a jury, appellant was found guilty of second degree murder in the shooting death, which occurred on October 21, 1984, of Ollie Cooper, the mayor of Weaubleau, Missouri. The jury assessed punishment at 15 years imprisonment, and accordingly, the trial court entered sentence in the Division of Corrections for that term less 199 days time spent in jail.

The sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction is not questioned.

Prior to the trial, appellant disclosed to the state that a number of witnesses would testify that one James Leslie had said that he was…