Jones v. State
Jones v. State
Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Movant appeals from the denial of his Rule 27.26 (now repealed) motion for post conviction relief.
Movant alleges his counsel was ineffective because counsel: (1) failed to move for
• Movant’s first point fails because movant has not proven, but for counsel’s failure to request a change of venue, the result of the trial would have been different. Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 694, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 2068, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984). A request for change of venue may have properly been denied. Additionally, there is no factual support for prejudice because the charges were tried where filed. However, there is support for a finding by the motion court that the taint of pretrial publicity was removed during voir dire. The court dismissed for cause all venirepersons who acknowledged they may be influenced by the pretrial publicity. Movant’s second point fails because mov-ant has not shown the jury would have had a reasonable doubt respecting guilt if mov-ant had testified. Id. at 695, 104 S.Ct. at 2068.
An extended opinion would have no prec-edential value. Judgment is affirmed in accordance with Rule 84.16(b).
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Craig L. JONES v. STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff/Respondent
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- Published