McDonald v. State

STEPHAN, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal of denial of post-conviction relief after an evidentiary hearing. Supreme Court Rule 27.26. Movant was convicted of capital murder in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis and sentenced to death. The conviction was affirmed by the Missouri Supreme Court in State v. McDonald, 661 S.W.2d 497 (Mo. banc 1983), cert. denied 471 U.S. 1009, 105 S.Ct. 1875, 85 L.Ed.2d 168 (1985).

Movant filed a pro se motion under Rule 27.26 on May 2, 1985. In this motion, he alleged 28 different claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and 13 trial court errors.…