State v. VanSickel

In 1983 a jury found defendant, Steven M. VanSickel, guilty of second degree assault and first degree burglary. Following the jury’s recommended punishment, the trial judge sentenced defendant to five years’ imprisonment for burglary. The trial judge further ordered that the sentences be served consecutively. This court affirmed defendant’s conviction and sentence in State v. VanSickel, 675 S.W.2d 907 (Mo.App.1984), and affirmed the denial of his Rule 27.26 motion in VanSickel v. State, 721 S.W.2d 218 (Mo.App.1986). In 1985 defendant filed a motion to modify sentence and judgment pursuant to…