STATE v. SIMMONS

No. 77368.

955 S.W.2d 729 (1997)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Willie SIMMONS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing November 25, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet M. Thompson, Asst. Public Defender, Columbia, for Appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., John M. Morris, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for Respondent.


LIMBAUGH, Judge.

A jury convicted Willie Simmons of the first degree murder of Cheri Johnson and sentenced him to death. The postconviction court overruled Simmons' Rule 29.15 motion. This Court has jurisdiction. Mo. Const. art. V, sec. 3. We affirm the judgments.

I. FACTS

Simmons was charged with the murder of Cheri Johnson in the first count of a two-count indictment. The second count charged Simmons with the murder of Leonora McClendon. Simmons...

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