State v. Garner

SHRUM, Judge.

A jury found defendant Leon Garner guilty of the class A felony of murder in the first degree, § 565.020, RSMo 1986, and assessed punishment at imprisonment for life without eligibility for probation or parole. The trial court entered judgment on the verdict. An opinion dealing with the appeal of that judgment is found in State v. Garner, 760 S.W.2d 893 (Mo.App.1988). This court vacated the judgment — not the verdict, only the judgment — and remanded the case with direction that the trial court make a fact finding on the issue of whether defendant requested a lawyer prior to…