Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / May 25, 2021
State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Corliss F. Mack, Jr., Appellant.
Corliss F. Mack, Jr. appealed his convictions for two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of armed criminal action, following a jury trial. He argued the trial court erred in responding to a jury question, denying a mistrial due to crowd outbursts, denying his motion to sever his trial from a co-defendant, and denying his motion for judgment of acquittal based on insufficient evidence to disprove sudden passion. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding no abuse of discretion or error in any of the challenged rulings.