STATE v. FINSTER

Nos. 19139, 20453.

985 S.W.2d 881 (1999)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Stephen L. FINSTER, Defendant-Appellant. Stephen L. Finster, Movant-Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent-Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division Two.

Motion for Rehearing and Transfer Denied January 27, 1999.

Application for Transfer Denied March 23, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary E. Brotherton, Asst. Public Defender, Columbia, Attorney for Appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Jill C. Lahue, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for Respondent.


KENNETH W. SHRUM, Presiding Judge.

A jury convicted Stephen L. Finster (Defendant) of second degree murder, § 565.021.1(1),1 and armed criminal action, § 571.015, for the fatal stabbing of a young woman. Defendant appeals those convictions in No. 19139. We affirm.

Defendant also filed a motion pursuant to Rule 29.15 claiming, among other things, ineffective assistance of counsel. A hearing was held on the motion. The...

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