Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Mar 5, 2019
STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. DAVID KEVIN HOLMAN, Defendant-Appellant
David Kevin Holman appealed his conviction for first-degree murder and armed criminal action after a jury trial. He claimed the trial court erred by not granting a mistrial after an emotional outburst, admitting out-of-court statements by the victim, and failing to intervene during the State's rebuttal argument. The Southern District of Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction, finding no abuse of discretion regarding the mistrial and no plain error in the admission of evidence or the closing argument.