GOODWIN v. STATE

No. SC 86278.

191 S.W.3d 20 (2006)

Paul T. GOODWIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied May 30, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melinda K. Pendergraph, Office of the State Public Defender, Columbia, for appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. General, Leslie E. McNamara, Shaun J. Mackelprang, Asst. Attys. General, Jefferson City, for respondent.


WILLIAM RAY PRICE, JR., Judge.

I) Introduction

Paul Goodwin was sentenced to death for the murder of Mrs. Joan Crotts, a widow in her sixties. This Court upheld his conviction and sentence on direct appeal. State v. Goodwin, 43 S.W.3d 805 (Mo. banc 2001). The motion court denied post-conviction relief under Rule 29.15. Goodwin now appeals the motion court's ruling. This Court affirms.

II) Factual Background...

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