State of Missouri v. Aaron D. Lucy

CLIFFORD H. AHRENS, Judge.

Aaron Lucy (“Defendant”) appeals from the judgment of the trial court entered after a jury convicted him of murder in the first degree (Count 1), abuse of a child resulting in death (Count 3), two counts of armed criminal action (Counts 2 and 4), and tampering with physical evidence (Count 5). Finding no error, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the judgment, the evidence is as follows. Defendant and A.N. (“Mother”) had two children, an older daughter, A.L., and a son, K.L., who was born on April 29, 2008. Defendant and Mother had terminated their…