State v. Ervin

COVINGTON, Judge.

Appellant, Rufus James Ervin, was convicted of the Class A felony of murder in the first degree, in violation of section 565.020, RSMo 1994, for which he was sentenced to death. Appellant appeals his first degree murder conviction and his sentence. Affirmed.

The evidence is viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict. State v. Kreutzer, 928 S.W.2d 854, 859 (Mo. banc 1996), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 117 S.Ct. 752, 136 L.Ed.2d 689 (1997). On August 31, 1994, appellant telephoned Lucius House, a resident of St. Louis. Appellant told House that he had received a telephone call…