State v. Sanders

DOWD, Judge.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction of first-degree murder and a sentence of life imprisonment without parole. Defendant also appeals the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion after an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.

In early 1986, Defendant spent some time “casing” a jewelry store in St. Louis. On the morning of March 11, 1986, Defendant and two accomplices, James Montgomery and Antonio Veal, decided to rob the store. They waited for Elizabeth Baker (Victim) to arrive and open the store. Once Victim arrived, the three men waited outside a few minutes to allow for her to open…