Supreme Court of Missouri November 17, 1936 (State v. Mason)

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ELLISON, J.

The appellant was convicted of second degree murder in the Circuit Court of Chariton County on a charge of shooting and killing his paramour, Maxine Miller, on December 13, 1934. The jury assessed his punishment at ten years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. His motion for new trial below contained nine assignments of error.