State v. Lumpkin

BRECKENRIDGE, Presiding Judge.

Michael Lumpkin appeals from his convictions for first degree assault, § 565.050, RSMo 1986, 1 and armed criminal action, § 571.015. He was sentenced, as a prior and persistent offender, to consecutive terms of twenty and ten years imprisonment, respectively. Lumpkin also appeals from the motion court’s denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for postconviction relief. Lumpkin raises five points on appeal, claiming that the trial court erred in: 1) refusing to submit a defense of premises instruction; 2) denying his request for a mistrial due to the State’s improper…