State v. Sempsrott

PUDLOWSKI, Judge.

Defendant appeals from a jury conviction of two counts of murder in the first degree and one count of murder in the second degree. The court, finding the Second Offender Act applicable, assessed punishment to be life imprisonment for each of the offenses.

Defendant does not contest the substan-tiality of the evidence in supporting the verdict and judgment. Consequently we shall only generally state the evidence introduced.

The evidence shows that defendant, David Lee Sempsrott, abused a variety of drugs for five years prior to conviction in the immediate action. Early in this…