Missouri Court of Appeals, 2001

Stigler v. State

Stigler v. State
Missouri Court of Appeals · Decided October 16, 2001 · Holliger, Howard, Smith
58 S.W.3d 91; 2001 Mo. App. LEXIS 1810; 2001 WL 1230716 (South Western Reporter, Third Series)

Stigler v. State

Opinion of the Court

Order

PER CURIAM.

A jury convicted Michael Stigler of voluntary manslaughter and armed criminal action. He was sentenced to two twenty-year terms in the custody of the department of corrections. He then moved for post-conviction relief under Rule 29.15. He alleged that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to obtain and use at trial the entire tape of his phone call to 911, which he claimed would have supported his self-defense theory. The court entered a judgment denying his Rule 29.15 motion without an evidentiary hearing. This appeal followed.

Judgment affirmed. Rule 84.16(b).

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