State v. Garrett

REINHARD, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals his convictions of murder in the first degree, § 565.020, RSMo 1986, assault in the first degree, § 565.050, RSMo 1986, and two counts of armed criminal action, § 571.015, RSMo 1986, and the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to Rule 29.15. Defendant was sentenced as a prior offender by the court to life without parole, thirty years, and three years to be served consecutively.

Defendant’s convictions resulted from the fatal shooting of his girlfriend Peggy and the wounding of the State’s main witness at trial, Joe Harris. The…