Criminal Law: First-Degree Murder-Alternative Suspect-Video Surveillance

Staff Report//October 7, 2019//

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Where defendant, who was convicted of first-degree murder, argued that the trial court erred in refusing to admit evidence of an alternative suspect, the court did not err because the defendant did not show a direct connection as required, and the judgment is affirmed because the court also did not err by admitting video-surveillance footage based on the standard of review and because there was strong indicia of reliability, and the admission of a revolver was proper because the gun was both logically and legally relevant.

Judgment is affirmed.

State v. Whittier (MLW No. 73983/Case No. ED107356 – 14 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Sullivan, J.) Appealed from circuit court, St. Louis City, Clark II, J. (Lisa M. Stroup for appellant) (Christopher R. Wray for respondent).