Franklin v. State

RONNIE L. WHITE, Judge.

This appeal follows the overruling of Franklin’s Rule 29.15 motion. The underlying convictions were for capital murder, section 565.001, RSMo 1978 (repealed in 1984), and two counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm with malice aforethought, section 559.180, RSMo 1969 (repealed in 1979). For his crimes, Franklin received a death sentence and two concurrent sentences for life imprisonment. This Court has jurisdiction. 1 The judgment is affirmed.

I

In September 1977, Franklin drove to Dallas, Texas, after robbing a bank in Little Rock, Arkansas. While in…