State v. Stevenson

SHRUM, Judge.

A jury found the defendant guilty of second degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with the slaying of Eston Lane. Found to be a prior and persistent offender, the defendant was sentenced by the trial court to consecutive terms of life imprisonment on the murder conviction and 20 years on the armed criminal action conviction. The defendant appeals from the convictions and sentences in case No. 16941.

The defendant’s motion for postconviction relief pursuant to Rule 29.15 was denied by the motion court after an evidentia-ry hearing. The defendant appeals that ruling…