Jackson v. State

KATHIANNE KNAUP CRANE, Judge.

Movant, Joseph Jackson, appeals from the judgment denying on the merits his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief after an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.

A jury found movant guilty of murder in the first degree, in violation of Section 565.020 RSMo (2000), robbery in the first degree, in violation of Section 569.020 RSMo (2000), and two counts of armed criminal action, in violation of Section 571.015 RSMo (2000), all of which arose from the murder of Calvin Vinson and the theft of his automobile. The trial court sentenced movant to a term of life…