Walter Jack Staten v. State of Missouri

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc WALTER JACK STATEN, ) Opinion issued June 29, 2021 ) Appellant, ) ) v. ) No. SC98780 ) STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOPER COUNTY The Honorable Robert L. Koffman, Judge Walter Jack Staten appeals the motion court’s overruling of his Rule 24.035 amended motion. Finding the motion court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law are not clearly erroneous, this Court affirms the motion court’s judgment. Factual and Procedural History In 2011, Staten was indicted on charges of second-degree murder, armed criminal action,…