Edwards v. State

145 S.W.3d 442, 2004 Mo. App. LEXIS 961, 2004 WL 1440621

Opinion

Order

PER CURIAM.

Hosea J. Edwards (Movant) appeals from the judgment denying his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief. He claims the trial court clearly erred in denying his motion because he established his trial counsel was ineffective: (1) in failing to file a motion to dismiss the charges against him after the State threatened to file perjury charges against the victim if she testified; (2) in failing to object to the State’s closing argument concerning the victim’s failure to testify due to Movant’s threats toward her; and (3) in failing to object to the State’s closing argument that the jury had a duty to return guilty verdicts to prevent Movant from committing more serious crimes in the future.

Affirmed. Rule 84.16(b).