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ERVIN v. STATE

No. SC 83459.

80 S.W.3d 817 (2002)

Rufus James ERVIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied August 27, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melinda K. Pendergraph, Pete Carter, Asst. Public Defenders, Columbia, for Appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Cassandra K. Dolgin, John M. Morris, Assistant Attorney Generals, Jefferson City, for Respondent.

MICHAEL A. WOLFF, Judge.

Rufus James Ervin was convicted of murder in the first degree for killing Leland White. After the jury deadlocked on punishment, the trial judge sentenced Ervin to death. Ervin appealed and this Court affirmed. State v. Ervin, 979 S.W.2d 149 (Mo. banc 1998). Ervin's Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief claiming ineffective assistance of counsel was overruled. This Court has jurisdiction of...

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