Missouri Court of Appeals, 1998

Townes v. State

Townes v. State
Missouri Court of Appeals · Decided September 22, 1998 · Gaertner, Hoff, Russell
976 S.W.2d 633; 1998 Mo. App. LEXIS 1670; 1998 WL 643257 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Townes v. State

Opinion of the Court

*634ORDER

PER CURIAM.

Darnell Townes (Movant) appeals from the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief after an evidentiary hearing. Movant contends his trial counsel was ineffective because she failed to file a motion to sever a count and had no specific trial strategy for failure to seek severance.

We have reviewed the briefs of the parties, the legal file, and the record on appeal and find the claim of error to be without merit. The motion court’s findings of fact are not clearly erroneous. An extended opinion reciting the detailed facts and restating the principles of law would have no precedential value. Judgment affirmed pursuant to Rule 84.16(b).

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