State v. Funke

AHRENS, Presiding Judge.

In this jury-tried case, defendant was convicted of murder in the second degree, in violation of § 565.021 RSMo 1994, and forcible rape under § 566.030. Defendant was sentenced to two consecutive life terms imprisonment. Defendant appeals the judgment and sentence and the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.

Defendant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence which is viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict. On September 17, 1990, twelve-year-old Che Sims (the victim), her sister and a…