Missouri Court of Appeals, 2014

Watts v. State

Watts v. State
Missouri Court of Appeals · Decided August 19, 2014 · Ahuja, Howard, Witt
446 S.W.3d 722; 2014 WL 4065658; 2014 Mo. App. LEXIS 881 (South Western Reporter, Third Series)

Watts v. State

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

PER CURIAM:

Appellant, Preston K. Watts, appeals the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief after an evidentiary hearing by the Circuit Court of Bates County. Watts argues on appeal that (1) trial counsel was ineffective in eliciting hearsay, specifically, an out-of-court statement made by Brian Watts; (2) the trial court erred in considering his ability to pay the costs of his pretrial incarceration in determining whether to order him into a long-term treatment program; and (3) trial counsel and direct appeal counsel were ineffective for failing to address or raise as plain error the trial court’s alleged error in determining whether to order long-term treatment. Because a published opinion would have no precedential value, a memorandum has been provided to the parties.

The judgment is affirmed. Rule 84.16(b).

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