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State v. Jones

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Four
Jun 20, 2000
19 S.W.3d 735 (Mo. Ct. App. 2000)

Opinion

No. ED76108.

FILED: June 20, 2000. July 18, 2000. CORRECTED OPINION

Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Louis County, Honorable Larry Kendrick, Judge.

S. Paige Canfield, St. Louis, for appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Barbara K. Chesser, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

Before Crandall, P.J. and Hoff, J. and Pudlowski, S.J.



ORDER


Shahean Jones (Defendant) appeals from the trial court's judgment and sentence imposed after a jury trial, finding him guilty of murder in the first degree, Section 565.020 RSMo 1994, and armed criminal action, Section 571.015 RSMo 1994. Defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for murder in the first degree, and life imprisonment for armed criminal action, the sentences to be served consecutively.

Defendant raises two points on appeal. First, Defendant claims the trial court erred for failing to strike a venireman for cause. Second, Defendant contends the trial court abused its discretion in admitting autopsy photographs because they were repetitive, prejudicial, inflammatory and lacked probative value.

We have reviewed the briefs of the parties, the legal file, and the record on appeal, and find the claims of error to be without merit. No error of law appears. An extended opinion would have no jurisprudential purpose. We affirm the judgment pursuant to Rule 30.25(b).

The parties have been furnished with a memorandum for their information only, setting forth the reasons for the order affirming the judgment pursuant to Rule 30.25(b).


Summaries of

State v. Jones

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Four
Jun 20, 2000
19 S.W.3d 735 (Mo. Ct. App. 2000)
Case details for

State v. Jones

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF MISSOURI, RESPONDENT, v. SHAHEAN JONES, APPELLANT

Court:Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Four

Date published: Jun 20, 2000

Citations

19 S.W.3d 735 (Mo. Ct. App. 2000)

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