Missouri Court of Appeals, 1999

Caldwell v. State

Caldwell v. State
Missouri Court of Appeals · Decided December 21, 1999 · Crane, Dowd, Sullivan
17 S.W.3d 558; 1999 Mo. App. LEXIS 2450; 1999 WL 1217873 (South Western Reporter, Third Series)

Caldwell v. State

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

Damon L. Caldwell (Movant) appeals the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for postconviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. Movant contends the motion court erred in denying his postconviction motion without an evidentiary hearing because Movant’s trial counsel was ineffective for cross-examining a State’s witness that opened the door to prejudicial hearsay. We affirm.

We have reviewed the briefs of the parties and the record on appeal and find the claims of error to be without merit. An opinion would have no precedential value nor serve any jurisprudential purpose. The parties have been furnished with a memorandum for their information only, setting forth the reasons for this order pursuant to Rule 84.16(b).

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