Missouri Court of Appeals, 2003

Mager v. State

Mager v. State
Missouri Court of Appeals · Decided December 2, 2003 · Ellis, Newton, Ulrich
120 S.W.3d 802; 2003 Mo. App. LEXIS 1875; 2003 WL 22843593 (South Western Reporter, Third Series)

Mager v. State

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

Douglas Mager appeals from the judgment of the motion court denying his Rule 29.15 motion for postconviction relief following an evidentiary hearing. In his motion, Mr. Mager sought to vacate his convictions for burglary in the first degree, section 569.160, RSMo 1994, assault in the second degree, section 565.060, RSMo 1994, armed criminal action, section 571.015, RSMo 1994, and concurrent sentences of five, five, and three years imprisonment, respectively. He claims on appeal that the motion court clearly erred in denying his motion because trial counsel was ineffective for failing to: (1) adequately examine defense witness Pam Bertrand about prior inconsistent statements made by State’s witness Sharon Geiger and (2) object to certain statements made by the prosecutor during her closing argument. The judgment of the motion court is affirmed. Rule 84.16(b).

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