State v. Clay

ELLIS, Judge.

David E. Clay appeals his criminal convictions, following a bench trial, of two counts of sodomy (§ 566.060), 1 ten counts of rape (§ 566.030), and one count of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree (§ 568.045). Clay also appeals the subsequent denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for postconviction relief. He was sentenced to a term of thirty years on each sodomy and rape count, the twelve sentences to be served concurrently, and a consecutive term of five years for endangering the welfare of a child. The appeals were consolidated pursuant to Rule 29.15(0*

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