Missouri Court of Appeals, 2014

Chapman v. State

Chapman v. State
Missouri Court of Appeals · Decided June 24, 2014 · Ellis, Gabbert, Mitchell
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

PER CURIAM:

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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