Jackson v. State

KAROHL, Judge.

In 1984, movant was tried for capital murder of his live-in girlfriend. We affirmed his conviction on the lesser included charge of second degree murder. State v. Jackson, 663 S.W.2d 312 (Mo.App.1983). This appeal involves a summary denial without evidentiary hearing of movant’s claims for post-conviction relief under Rule 27.26.

Movant filed a pro se motion alleging 36 grounds for relief. With the exception of the first ground all of the claims relate to matters of trial court error in the criminal trial and relate to errors in the admission or refusal of evidence, failure to…