Chapman v. State
Chapman v. State
434 S.W.3d 541; 2014 WL 2883439; 2014 Mo. App. LEXIS 709
(South Western Reporter, Third Series)
Chapman v. State
Opinion of the Court
Order
Marion Chapman appeals the denial, following an evidentiary hearing, of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief. In his sole point on appeal, Chapman contends that the motion court clearly erred in denying his motion because his trial counsel failed to act as a reasonably competent attorney in that she 1) failed to advise Chapman, in a manner that he could understand, that the jury could be instructed as to not only self-defense but also voluntary manslaughter as a lesser-included offense of second-degree murder; and 2) failed to request that the jury be instructed on voluntary manslaughter.
We affirm. Rule 84.16(b).
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