State v. Sweet

RENDLEN, Judge.

Finding defendant guilty of murder in the first degree for the slaying of highway patrolman Russell Harper, the jury assessed punishment at death, hence the appeal falls within this Court’s exclusive appellate jurisdiction. Mo. Const, art. V, § 3. Further, defendant’s motion for postconviction relief pursuant to Rule 29.15 was denied by the court after evidentiary hearing and that ruling will also be reviewed in this proceeding. Both judgments are affirmed.

The evidence favorable to the verdict abundantly supports the conviction. At approximately 4:30 p.m. on February 8, 1987,…