Johns v. State

PUDLOWSKI, Judge. .

Movant was convicted of capital murder after a jury trial and sentenced to death. His conviction was affirmed on direct appeal by the Missouri Supreme Court in State v. Johns, 679 S.W.2d 253 (Mo. banc 1984) which contains a detailed discussion of the murder. Movant subsequently filed a pro se Rule 27.26 motion and counsel was appointed. An evidentiary hearing on the allegations in movant’s petition was held in the Circuit Court in the City of St. Louis on June 13, 1986. On November 20, 1986 the court issued “Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law” denying movant’s petition…