State v. Roberts

DOWD, Judge.

Defendant appeals his convictions for murder second degree, § 565.021, and armed criminal action, § 571.015, RSMo 1986. Defendant received sentences of thirty and sixty years for the respective crimes to be served concurrently. We affirm.

On the evening of February 29, 1988, appellant and his girl friend, Jewel Bass, became involved in a heated argument a;t the apartment they shared. Both parties were intoxicated. Ms. Bass informed appellant she was going to get a new boyfriend. Appellant became enraged and stabbed Ms. Bass eleven times with his pocketknife. Appellant then left the…