State v. Patterson

PREWITT, Judge.

Following jury trial defendant Ricky Patterson was convicted of rape, first-degree robbery and first-degree assault. He was sentenced as a prior and persistent offender to life imprisonment on each conviction. He filed a direct appeal from that conviction and a Rule 29.15 motion. The motion was denied after an evidentiary hearing. Patterson also appeals from that denial. Pursuant to Rule 29.15(Z), the appeals have been consolidated.

Appellant presents two points relied on, the first contending that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction in that the victim of…