Heather Hamilton v. State of Missouri

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc HEATHER HAMILTON, ) Opinion issued April 28, 2020 ) Appellant, ) ) v. ) No. SC97881 ) STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent. ) Appeal from the Circuit Court of Lincoln County The Honorable James Beck, Judge Heather Hamilton appeals the circuit court’s judgment overruling her Rule 24.035 motion for postconviction relief from the two five-year sentences imposed on her for class C felony stealing under section 570.030. 1 Ms. Hamilton alleges the sentences the circuit court imposed exceeded the sentences authorized by law because the sentences were imposed after this…