Parkus v. State

DONALD B. CLARK, Special Judge.

Steven Parkus was convicted by a jury of first degree murder in the strangulation killing of another prison inmate. The death penalty was imposed in accordance with the jury verdict and the judgment was affirmed on appeal. State v. Parkus, 753 S.W.2d 881 (Mo. banc 1988), cert. denied,—U.S.-, 109 S.Ct. 248, 102 L.Ed.2d 237 (1988). On June 30, 1988, Parkus filed a pro se motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to Rule 29.15. The motion was subsequently amended by appointed counsel, a hearing was conducted and relief was denied by the trial court. The appeal…