Randolph v. State

Movant appeals from the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion after an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.

A jury convicted movant of capital murder, § 565.001, RSMo 1978, and sentenced him to life imprisonment without possibility of probation or parole for 50 years. We affirmed on direct appeal. State v. Randolph, 729 S.W.2d 524 (Mo.App.1987).

Movant, a black man, filed pro se and amended motions alleging, among other things, that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to raise a Batson claim (Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986)) when the prosecutor used her six…