STATE v. DAVIS

No. KCD 26880.

515 S.W.2d 181 (1974)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Josephine DAVIS, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Kansas City District.

Rehearing Denied November 4, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Fluker, Kansas City, for appellant.

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

Before DIXON, C. J., and SHANGLER, WASSERSTROM and TURNAGE, JJ.


WASSERSTROM, Judge.

Appellant, Josephine Davis, was charged by information in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, with the crime of murder, second degree. The jury found her not guilty of murder, second degree, but did find her guilty of manslaughter. The jury being unable to agree on the punishment, the court fixed her punishment at 10 years in the custody of the Missouri Department of Corrections.

From the evidence presented at her trial, the...

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