Jesse Driskill v. State of Missouri

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc JESSE DRISKILL ) Opinion issued June 1, 2021 ) Appellant, ) ) v. ) No. SC98259 ) STATE OF MISSOURI ) ) Respondent. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LACLEDE COUNTY The Honorable Matthew P. Hamner, Judge Jesse D. Driskill appeals the circuit court’s judgment overruling his Rule 29.15 motion for postconviction relief. He was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder, one count of first-degree burglary, one count of forcible rape, one count of forcible sodomy, and five counts of armed criminal action. Driskill was sentenced to death for each murder count.…