State v. Price

HANNA, Presiding Judge.

The defendant, Roosevelt Price, was convicted by the court of second-degree murder, § 565.021, RSMo 1994, and armed criminal action, § 571.015, RSMo 1994, and sentenced to concurrent terms of life imprisonment and fifteen years imprisonment, respectively. The defendant’s appeal challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief.

The evidence viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict is as follows. In May 1989, Tracy Rowe began dating the defendant. There was a history of animosity between the defendant and Rowe’s…