Rodden v. State

795 S.W.2d 393 (1990)

James E. RODDEN, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

No. 72217.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

September 11, 1990.

David S. Durbin, Public Defender, Terri L. Backhus, Asst. Public Defender, Kansas City, for appellant.

William L. Webster, Atty. Gen., John M. Morris, Robert P. Sass, Asst. Attys. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

HOLSTEIN, Judge.

Movant, James E. Rodden, was previously convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to death. State v. Rodden, 728 S.W.2d 212 (Mo. banc 1987). He now appeals from a denial of post-conviction relief under Rule…