Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number No. 72013 Attorney(S) Susan Eckles, St. Louis, for John Munson Morris, III, Jefferson City, for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. STATE OF MISSOURI, RESPONDENT, v. MICHAEL COTTON, DEFENDANT/APPELLANT. ORDER PER CURIAM Defendant appeals from the judgment entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of first degree murder, in violation of section 565.020 RSMo 1994, on which he was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, and of armed criminal action, in violation of section 571.015 RSMo 1994, on which he was sentenced to a concurrent term of life imprisonment. No jurisprudential purpose would be served by a written opinion reciting the detailed facts and restating the principles of law. However, the parties have been furnished with a memorandum opinion for their information only, setting forth the facts and reasons for this order. We affirm the judgment pursuant to Rule 30.25(b).