State v. Deck

ZEL M. FISCHER, Judge.

I. Introduction and Procedural History

In February 1998, a jury found Carman Deck guilty of two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, one count of first-degree robbery and one count of first-degree burglary for the 1996 robbery and shooting deaths of James and Zelma Long. He was sentenced to two death sentences. This Court affirmed those convictions and sentences in State v. Deck, 994 S.W.2d 527 (Mo. banc 1999) (“Deck I ’’X1 Deck filed a motion for *533post-conviction relief pursuant to Rule 29.15, which was overruled by the circuit court. On…