ROPER v. STATE

No. 28172.

233 S.W.3d 744 (2007)

Derrick ROPER, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division One.

September 21, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Kristina Starke, Columbia, for appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., James Wilson Corman, Jefferson City, for respondent.


DANIEL E. SCOTT, Judge.

We affirm the denial of post-conviction relief after a murder conviction.

Facts and Proceedings

We need only summarize the underlying crime and direct the reader elsewhere1 for the sordid details. Patrice Siebert lived in a trailer with her sons and the victim, Donald Rector, a mentally-ill teenager. Patrice's handicapped son, Jonathan, died in his sleep under circumstances indicating parental...

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