State v. Stephan

SMART, Presiding Judge.

Dale Wayne Stephan appeals from his conviction, after jury trial, of murder in the first degree, § 565.020.1, RSMo 1994, for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Stephan also appeals from the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, following an evidentiary hearing. In his direct appeal, Stephan contends that the trial court erred: (1) in overruling the defense objections to testimony as to gunshot residue found upon Stephan’s hands; (2) in sustaining the State’s objection to the testimony of Stephan’s expert…