Free Newsletter
Criminal Law-Involuntary Manslaughter-Sufficiency of Evidence
Staff Report//May 13, 2026//
Defendant appealed his conviction for involuntary manslaughter, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence showing that he acted with criminal negligence or caused the victim’s death.
Where the trial record showed that defendant purposely took the victim’s gun and ran with it toward defendant’s friend, whom defendant knew was armed, there was sufficient evidence to infer that defendant created a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the victim would try to retrieve his gun by force and that defendant’s friend would intervene to help defendant.
Judgment is affirmed.
State v. Curry (MLW No. 84769/Case No. WD87621 – 12 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Gabbert, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Jackson County, Caine, J. (Erica M. Serrone, Kansas City for appellant) (Daniel N. McPherson, Jefferson City for respondent)
Latest Opinion Digests
- Criminal Law-Post-Conviction Relief-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Criminal Law-Murder-Admission of Post-Arrest Silence and Jail Phone Calls
- Criminal Law-Involuntary Manslaughter-Sufficiency of Evidence
- Criminal Law-Child Molestation-Improper Credibility Vouching
- Criminal Law-Post-Conviction Relief-Abandonment Inquiry
- Real Property-Inverse Condemnation-Legal Authority for Award
- Real Property-Foreclosure-Deficient Appellate Brief
- Negligence-Fatal Traffic Accident-Official Immunity
- Domestic Relations-Order of Protection-Family or Household Member
- Criminal Law-Burglary-Sufficiency of Evidence
- Negligence-Personal Injury-Non-Party Subpoena-Financial and Tax Records
Top stories
- Missouri Supreme Court upholds 2025 congressional redistricting map
- Missouri Supreme Court weighs if new Congressional map must be suspended pending referendum
- 2026 Reader Rankings winners
- Missouri attorneys navigate increase in challenging UTV & ATV crashes
- Lacking explanation for delay, default judgment can’t be set aside
- Eastern District affirms lower court in employment discrimination case
- COA declines to enforce settlement agreement due to disputed terms
- Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District unveils Burrell portrait
