State v. Newton

SIMON, Judge.

Appellant, Harold Newton, appeals his sentences based upon findings of guilty by a jury of first degree murder, § 565.020 RSMo. 1994, armed criminal action in connection therewith, § 571.015 RSMo.1994, kidnapping, § 565.110 RSMo.1994, and armed criminal action in connection therewith, § 571.015 RSMo.1994 (all further references shall be to RSMo.1994 unless otherwise noted). He was sentenced as a prior and persistent offender as follows: Count I, first degree murder, life in prison without the possibility of probation or parole; Count II, kidnapping, thirty years to be served…