State v. Frederick

NUGENT, Chief Judge.

Defendant Ronnie E. Frederick appeals his conviction by a jury of second degree murder and armed criminal action and from the sentence of two consecutive terms of life in prison based upon his certification before trial as a class X and a prior and persistent offender.

Mr. Frederick first contends that the trial court erred in accepting the verdict because one juror answered equivocally during a poll of the jury. He argues further that by certifying him as a class X offender under § 558.019,1 the court erred in applying an ex post facto law because his prior convictions…