Gates v. State

349 S.W.3d 472, 2011 Mo. App. LEXIS 1275, 2011 WL 4458780

Opinion

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

Johnnie Gates (Movant) appeals the judgment of the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis denying his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief. Movant claims that the motion court clearly erred in denying without an evidentiary hearing his claim that his trial counsel was ineffective in failing to call a witness who would have testified that Movant requested an attorney before he made his statement to police.

We have reviewed the briefs of the parties and the record on appeal and find the motion court’s decision was not clearly erroneous. An extended opinion would have no precedential value. We have, however, provided a memorandum opinion only for the use of the parties setting forth the reasons for our decision.

We affirm the judgment pursuant to Rule 84.16(b).