Williams v. State
Missouri Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT S. BARNEY, Judge.
Lois Williams (“Movant”) appeals from the motion court’s denial of her Amended Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Judgment and Sentence brought pursuant to Rule 29.15. 1 Movant was convicted by a jury of the class A felony of murder in the second degree, a violation of section 565.021. Movant was sentenced to twenty years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. 2 Following an evidentiary hearing on her Rule 29.15 motion, the motion court denied Movant’s request for relief. She now raises two points on appeal. We affirm.
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