Cotton v. State

PAUL J. SIMON, Judge.

Michael Cotton, defendant, appeals the motion court’s judgment denying his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing.

The record reveals that following a jury trial, at which he testified on his own behalf, defendant was found guilty of first degree murder and armed criminal action. In accordance with the verdicts, defendant was sentenced to imprisonment for life without parole and life imprisonment, with the sentences to run concurrently. The convictions were affirmed on appeal in State v. Cotton, 964 S.W.2d 890 (Mo.App. E.D.1998).

Thereaft…