State v. Loggins

GRIMM, Presiding Judge.

In this jury-tried case, defendant Robert Loggins was convicted of first degree murder, first degree arson, and first degree robbery, in violation of §§ 565.020, 569.040, and 569.020, RSMo 1986. He was sentenced to consecutive terms of (1) life imprisonment without eligibility for probation or parole, (2) thirty years’ imprisonment,1 and (3) life imprisonment.

On appeal, defendant asserts that the court erred in (1) overruling his motions for acquittal, because there was insufficient evidence to support findings of guilt; (2) overruling his motion for mistrial, because…