JUSTIN WALKUP v. STATE OF MISSOURI (2011)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

JUSTIN J. WALKUP, Appellant, v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent.

WD73289

Decided: December 27, 2011

Before Division Three: Karen King Mitchell, Presiding Judge, and James M. Smart, Jr., and Gary D. Witt, Judges

Susan E. Summers, Assistant Appellate Defender Kansas City, MO Attorney for Appellant,

Order

Appellant, Justin Walkup, was found guilty by a jury of second-degree murder, section 565.021, RSMo 2000, and armed criminal action, section 571.015, RSMo 2000, in connection with the death of his girlfriend, Deborah Lilly. His convictions were affirmed on direct appeal. State v. Walkup, 290 S.W.3d 764 (Mo.App.W.D.2009). He thereafter filed a Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, claiming that trial counsel was ineffective for submitting an erroneous converse instruction. Walkup appeals the motion court's denial of his claim for relief after an evidentiary hearing. We affirm. Rule 84.16(b).

Per Curiam:

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