Griffin v. State

PUDLOWSKI, Judge.

Movant was convicted of the capital murder of Quintín Moss. After a jury trial he was sentenced to death. His conviction was affirmed on direct appeal in State v. Griffin, 662 S.W.2d 854 (Mo. banc 1983) 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 amended petition was held before Judge Edward M. Peek in the Circuit Court in the City of St. Louis. The court issued “Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law” denying the movant’s petition for…