Case Name: Justin J. WALKUP, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 2011-12-27
Citations: 359 S.W.3d 132
Docket Number: No. WD 73289
Parties: Justin J. WALKUP, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.
Judges: Before Division Three: KAREN KING MITCHELL, Presiding Judge, and JAMES M. SMART, JR., and GARY D. WITT, Judges.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 359
Pages: 132–133

Head Matter:
Justin J. WALKUP, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.
No. WD 73289.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
Dec. 27, 2011.
Susan E. Summers, Assistant Appellate Defender, Kansas City, MO, for Appellant.
Chris Koster, Attorney General, Robert J. (Jeff) Bartholomew, Assistant Attorney General, Jefferson City, MO, for Respondent.
Before Division Three: KAREN KING MITCHELL, Presiding Judge, and JAMES M. SMART, JR., and GARY D. WITT, Judges.

Opinion:
Order
PER CURIAM:
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).