Case Name: STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Larell MURPHY, Appellant
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 2016-11-22
Citations: 502 S.W.3d 769
Docket Number: No. ED 103519
Parties: STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Larell MURPHY, Appellant.
Judges: Before James M. Dowd, P.J., Kurt S. Odenwald, J., and Gary M. Gaertner, Jr., J.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 502
Pages: 769–770

Head Matter:
STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Larell MURPHY, Appellant.
No. ED 103519
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, DIVISION FOUR.
FILED: November 22, 2016
Maleaner Harvey, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.
Chris Koster, Jefferson City, MO, for respondent.
Before James M. Dowd, P.J., Kurt S. Odenwald, J., and Gary M. Gaertner, Jr., J.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant Larell Murphy ("Murphy") appeals the trial court's judgment entered after a jury trial. Murphy was convicted of first-degree robbery and sentenced to twenty-five years' imprisonment. On appeal, Murphy argues that the trial court erred in denying his proffered jury instruction that was modeled after MAI 310.02 (Approved April 2, 2015; Effective Jan. 1, 2016). At the time of trial—August 2015—MAI 310.02 was not mandatory. Because the trial court reasonably refused to give Murphy's proffered, non-mandatory instruction, no abuse of discretion occurred.
We have reviewed the briefs of the parties and the record on appeal and find no error of law. No jurisprudential purpose would be served by a written opinion. However, the parties have been furnished with a memorandum opinion for their information only, setting forth the facts and reasons for this order.
The judgment of the trial court is affirmed in accordance with Rule 30.25(b).