State v. Walker

LAWRENCE E. MOONEY, PRESIDING JUDGE

The defendant, Edward Walker, appeals the judgment of the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis following his conviction by a jury of the class-A felony of second-degree murder, in violation of section 565.021 RSMo. (2000), and the unclassified felony of armed criminal action, in violation of section 571.015.1 The jury convicted the defendant in connection with the shooting death of Gene Wright. Pursuant to the jury’s recommendation, the trial court sentenced the defendant to consecutive terms of imprisonment of 30 years and 15 years, respectively.

The trial…