State v. Johnson

LIMBAUGH, Judge.

Appellant, James R. Johnson, was convicted by a Laclede County jury of four counts of first degree murder and was sentenced to death on all four convictions. His motion for postconviction relief under Rule 29.15 was overruled. Because the death penalty was imposed, his appeal lies exclusively with this Court. Mo. Const, art. V, sec. 3. The judgments are affirmed.

I. FACTS

Johnson does not dispute the sufficiency of the evidence. That evidence, which we review in the light most favorable to the verdict, State v. Storey, 901 S.W.2d 886, 891 (Mo. banc 1995), reveals the following:

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