Missouri Court of Appeals, 2011

Lane v. State

Lane v. State
Missouri Court of Appeals · Decided October 25, 2011 · Pfeiffer, Howard, Martin
352 S.W.3d 616; 2011 Mo. App. LEXIS 1399; 2011 WL 5041312 (South Western Reporter, Third Series)

Lane v. State

Opinion

ORDER

PER CURIAM:

Charles Lane, Jr. appeals from the motion court’s denial of his Rule 29.15 motion. Lane claims that the motion court clearly erred because he received ineffective assistance of counsel. Lane contends that his trial counsel failed (1) to assert Lane’s diminished capacity at the time of the killing by failing to ask the testifying psychiatrist whether Lane’s mental illness affected his ability to deliberate, and (2) to request that the trial court give the diminished capacity instruction to the jury. We affirm. Rule 84.16(b).

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