Missouri Court of Appeals, 2010

Ray v. State

Ray v. State
Missouri Court of Appeals · Decided October 19, 2010 · Gaertner, Hoff, Cohen
323 S.W.3d 92; 2010 Mo. App. LEXIS 1387; 2010 WL 4075762 (South Western Reporter, Third Series)

Ray v. State

Opinion

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

Curtis Ray (Movant) appeals from the judgment of the Circuit Court of St. Louis County denying his Rule 29.15 1 motion. Movant contends that the motion court clearly erred in denying him an evidentia-ry hearing on his claims that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to: (1) subpoena and call a witness who would testify that she believed the allegations against Movant were false; (2) file motions in limine to exclude any evidence of Mov-ant’s prior misconduct or references to Movant’s decision not to testify; and (3) take appropriate action in response to the State’s improper closing argument.

We have reviewed the briefs of the parties and the record on appeal. The findings and conclusions of the motion court are based on findings of fact that are not clearly erroneous. No error of law appears. An opinion reciting the detailed facts and restating the principles of law would have no precedential value. The parties have been furnished with a memorandum opinion for their information only, which sets forth the facts and reasons for this order.

We affirm the judgment pursuant to Rule 84.16(b).

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. All rule references are to Mo. Sup.Ct. R. (2009), unless otherwise indicated.

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