State v. Simmons

CRANDALL, Presiding Judge.

Defendant, David Simmons, appeals from judgments of conviction after a jury trial, for second degree murder, § 565.021 RSMo 1986, and first degree burglary, § 569.160 RSMo 1986. Defendant also appeals from the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion after an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.

Defendant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction. The evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, established that on August 19, 1990, defendant strangled to death his girlfriend’s mother, Meredith Marshall, and stole her car. After his…