State v. Light

SATZ, Judge.

A jury convicted defendant, William Light, of murder, first degree, § 565.020 RSMo 1986 1 , and armed criminal action, § 571.015. The court sentenced him, as a prior and persistent offender, to life imprisonment without eligibility for probation or parole on the murder count and to thirty years imprisonment on the armed criminal action count; the prison terms are to be served consecutively.

Defendant appeals these convictions and sentences and also appeals the denial of his Rule 29.15 Motion. We affirm.

Direct Appeal

Defendant raises several points on appeal: (1) the state failed to…