Missouri Court of Appeals, 2013

State v. Costa

State v. Costa
Missouri Court of Appeals · Decided August 6, 2013 · Ahuja, Hardwick, Welsh
412 S.W.3d 325; 2013 WL 4004156; 2013 Mo. App. LEXIS 900 (South Western Reporter, Third Series)

State v. Costa

Opinion of the Court

*326ORDER

PER CURIAM:

Bernardo Costa was convicted in 1998 of first-degree statutory rape under § 566.032, RSMo 1994. Costa was sentenced to life imprisonment, without the possibility of parole for thirty years. Cos-ta filed a motion for post-conviction relief under Supreme Court Rule 29.15, which was denied after an evidentiary hearing. Costa now appeals the denial of his second motion to re-open his Rule 29.15 proceeding, arguing that the ineffective assistance provided by his post-conviction counsel required the circuit court to re-open the post-conviction proceeding. We affirm. Because a published opinion would have no precedential value, an unpublished memorandum setting forth the reasons for this order has been provided to the parties. Rule 84.16(b).

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