Jensen v. State

JOSEPH M. ELLIS, Judge.

Appellant Mitchell A. Jensen appeals from the dismissal of his motion to reopen his Rule 27.261 proceedings for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. For the following reasons, the judgment is affirmed.

In 1981, a jury convicted Appellant of capital murder, § 565.001 RSMo 1978. The trial court subsequently sentenced him to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for fifty years. On direct appeal, the Missouri Supreme Court affirmed Appellant’s conviction. See State v. Jensen, 621 S.W.2d 263, 266 (Mo.1981).

In 1983, Appellant’s post-conviction…