Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / May 6, 2025
State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Jeffery Lumzy, Appellant.
Jeffery Lumzy appealed his convictions for murder, armed criminal action, burglary, unlawful possession of a firearm, and stealing a motor vehicle. He challenged the admission of text messages and evidence of uncharged kidnapping attempts, and argued that a jury instruction for first-degree burglary improperly lowered the State's burden of proof. The Eastern District of Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding no abuse of discretion in admitting the evidence and no plain error in the jury instruction.