Missouri Court of Appeals, 2005

State v. Pearson

State v. Pearson
Missouri Court of Appeals · Decided July 12, 2005 · Howard, Newton, Smart
166 S.W.3d 636; 2005 Mo. App. LEXIS 1056; 2005 WL 1620554 (South Western Reporter, Third Series)

State v. Pearson

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

Appellant, Clifford Pearson, was convicted of one count of murder in the first degree in violation of section 565.020, RSMo 2000, and now appeals. Pearson claims on appeal that the trial court erred in overruling his motions for judgment of acquittal, thereby violating his rights to due process of law and to a fair trial as provided by the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and Article I, §§ 10 and 18(a) of the Missouri Constitution. Pearson argues that the State’s evidence was insufficient to prove the element of deliberation beyond a reasonable doubt.

We have reviewed the parties’ briefs and the record on appeal. No error of law appears. A written opinion would serve no jurisprudential purpose. We have, however, prepared a memorandum for the use of the parties only, setting forth the reasons for our decision.

Affirmed. Rule 30.25(b).

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