STATE v. JOHNSON

Nos. 67898, 70429.

943 S.W.2d 285 (1997)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Donald JOHNSON, Appellant. Donald JOHNSON, Movant-Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Four.

March 25, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Steele, Jr., Asst. Public Defender, St. Louis, for appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Attorney General, David R. Truman, Assistant Attorney General, Jefferson City, for respondent.


KAROHL, Judge.

Defendant, Donald Johnson, appeals after sentencing on jury verdicts convicting him of murder in the first degree and armed criminal action. He also appeals denial, after an evidentiary hearing, of his Rule 29.15 motion. We consider both appeals.

In November 1982, Theophelus Shelton, Sr. and Heleon Phillips lived at 4522 Newberry Terrace in St. Louis, Missouri. Shelton, Sr. hired defendant to perform odd jobs at this residence such as roofing...

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