State v. Massey

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals from his conviction by a jury of first degree murder and armed criminal action and his sentence by the court as a prior offender to life imprisonment without possibility of parole and to thirty years imprisonment to run consecutively. We reverse and remand. Massey also appeals from the dismissal of his post-conviction motion pursuant to Rule 29.15 without an evidentiary hearing. Our holding on his direct appeal renders that appeal moot.

Defendant’s involvement in the murder of Harold Glenn was based upon the testimony of one witness, Rodney Williams. He…