Stephens v. State

CROW, Judge.

A jury found Movant, James Darrell Stephens, guilty of capital murder, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment without probation or parole for at least fifty years. This Court affirmed the conviction on direct appeal. State v. Stephens, 672 S.W.2d 714 (Mo.App.S.D.1984).

Movant thereafter filed a motion to vacate the conviction per Rule 29.15, Missouri Rules of Criminal Procedure (19th ed. 1988). It was followed by two amended motions. After an evidentiary hearing, the motion court issued findings of fact and conclusions of law, and denied relief.

Movant appeals. His sole point…