Storey v. State

WILLIAM RAY PRICE, JR., Judge.

I. Introduction

Walter Timothy Storey was sentenced to death for the murder of Jill Frey, life-imprisonment for armed criminal action, seven years for burglary, and five years for tampering. Two previous juries had sentenced Storey to death. Those sentencing trials were reversed for evidentia-ry and counsel errors. State v. Storey, 986 S.W.2d 462 (Mo. banc 1999); State v. Storey, 901 S.W.2d 886 (Mo. banc 1995). This Court upheld the third sentencing on direct appeal. State v. Storey, 40 S.W.3d 898 (Mo. banc 2001). Storey now seeks post-conviction relief under Rule…