State v. Bell

KAROHL, Chief Judge.

In this consolidated appeal, defendant, Kenneth Bell, contests convictions of murder first degree, armed criminal action, two counts of assault, burglary, tampering with physical evidence and denial of Rule 29.15 relief without an evidentiary hearing. We affirm denial of post conviction relief and all convictions and sentences except the murder conviction which is reversed and remanded because of prejudicial error in the verdict-directing instruction on that charge.

The charges were proven by the following evidence. On March 19, 1990, Mario Thomas was playing with his…