Supreme Court of Missouri August 27, 2002, SC 84149 (Wilkes v. State)

TEITELMAN, J.

Edward L. Wilkes (Wilkes) was charged with one count of second degree murder,

section 565.021 RSMo (1994),

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one count of first degree assault, section 565.050, and two counts of armed criminal action,

section 571.015,

for his involvement in a shooting in Kansas City, Missouri. The first trial resulted in a hung jury. At the second trial, Wilkes was convicted on all counts.