Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Oct 1, 2019
State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Stassie Greer, Appellant.
Stassie Greer appealed his convictions for first-degree murder, first-degree robbery, and armed criminal action, challenging the trial court's refusal to give his unmodified jury instruction on eyewitness identification. Greer argued the court erred by removing factors like eyesight and intoxication from the instruction, despite evidence of marijuana at the scene. The appellate court affirmed, holding that the trial court correctly followed the Notes on Use for MAI-CR 3d 310.02, which require that only factors supported by trial evidence be included in the instruction. The court found no evidence linked the eyewitness McCain to marijuana or questioned his eyesight.