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mclaughlin v state 378 sw3d 328

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McLaughlin v. State, 378 S.W.3d 328
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Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Feb 10, 2026

Derrie S. Williams, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.

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Citation: McLaughlin v. State, 378 S.W.3d 328

Appellant Derrie Williams appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 post-conviction relief motion, arguing he was denied effective assistance of counsel because trial counsel failed to allow him to testify and failed to investigate and call two witnesses. The court affirmed the motion court's judgment denying post-conviction relief, finding that the motion court's findings of fact and conclusions of law were not clearly erroneous.

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Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Feb 10, 2026

Daniel T. Williams, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.

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Citation: McLaughlin v. State, 378 S.W.3d 328

The court affirmed the denial of post-conviction relief where appellant claimed ineffective assistance of counsel for trial counsel's failure to investigate his mental state. The appellant failed to establish how additional mental state information would have aided his defense or satisfied the prejudice requirement for an ineffective assistance of counsel claim.

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Supreme Court of Missouri / Jan 13, 2026

Craig M. Wood, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.

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Citation: McLaughlin v. State, 378 S.W.3d 328

Craig Wood appealed the overruling of his Rule 29.15 motion for postconviction relief challenging his first-degree murder conviction and death sentence for the 2014 abduction and murder of 10-year-old Hailey Owens. The court affirmed the motion court's judgment, finding no ineffective assistance of counsel or other grounds for postconviction relief warranting reversal of Wood's conviction and sentence.

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