State v. Dukes

CRIST, Judge.

Defendant appeals his convictions for murder in the second degree and robbery in the first degree, for which he received consecutive sentences of twenty years’ imprisonment and ten years’ imprisonment, respectively. Defendant also appeals the denial of his motion to vacate judgment and sentence pursuant to Rule 29.15. We affirm.

The sufficiency of the evidence to sustain Defendant’s convictions is not in dispute. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence presented at trial was as follows. Sam Northington and his wife, Judy, were eating an early breakfast at…