State v. Denton

MONTGOMERY, Judge.

A jury found Jack L. Denton (Defendant) guilty of second degree murder, § 565.021.-1(1),1 and assessed his punishment at 30 years’ imprisonment. Defendant appeals from that judgment and conviction in No. 17551. Subsequently, Defendant filed a Rule 29.152 motion seeking postconviction relief. After an evidentiary hearing, the motion court entered findings of fact and conclusions of law denying the requested relief. Defendant appeals from that denial in No. 18793. The appeals have been consolidated, Rule 29.15(£), and will be separately addressed in this opinion.

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