State v. Rowan

BOOKER T. SHAW, Judge.

Lamont Rowan (“Defendant”) appeals from the trial court’s judgment sentencing him to life imprisonment after a jury convicted him of second-degree felony murder, Section 565.021.1, RSMo 2000. 1 In his sole point on appeal, Defendant argues the trial court erred when it sentenced him to life imprisonment, as opposed to a term of years, on the mistaken assumption that a life sentence gave Defendant a better opportunity to obtain an early release. We reverse and remand for re-sentencing only.

Defendant was convicted after a jury trial of one count of second-degree felony…