State v. Stepter

COVINGTON, Judge.

A jury convicted Paul Stepter of first degree murder of Beverly Payton, § 565.020, RSMo 19861, and first degree assault of William Jackson, § 565.050. The trial court sentenced Stepter as a prior offender to consecutive sentences of life imprisonment without parole and thirty years. Stepter timely filed a motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to Rule 29.-15. Following an evidentiary hearing, the trial court denied Stepter’s Rule 29.15 motion. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, affirmed the convictions and the denial of Stepter’s Rule 29.15 motion and…