Missouri Court of Appeals, 2003

Hammett v. State

Hammett v. State
Missouri Court of Appeals · Decided April 22, 2003 · Hardwick, Howard, Lowenstein
101 S.W.3d 928; 2003 Mo. App. LEXIS 551; 2003 WL 1907958 (South Western Reporter, Third Series)

Hammett v. State

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from the trial court’s denial of Mark Hammett’s Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief. Hammett, who was convicted after bench trial of first-degree murder, and armed criminal action, for stabbing to death Christina Kinder, claims that his trial counsel’s decision not to call the victim’s brother to testify amounted to ineffective assistance of counsel. The findings and conclusions of the trial court were not clearly erroneous. Rule 29.15(k). The judgment is affirmed. Rule 84.16(b).

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