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shockley v state 579 sw3d 881

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Shockley v. State, 579 S.W.3d 881
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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: Shockley v. State, 579 S.W.3d 881

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: Shockley v. State, 579 S.W.3d 881

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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Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Feb 3, 2026

CARL CAMERON FERGUSON, Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent

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Citation: Shockley v. State, 579 S.W.3d 881

The appellate court affirmed the trial court's denial of post-conviction relief, finding that Ferguson failed to establish ineffective assistance of counsel for trial counsel's failure to call witnesses in his favor. The court concluded that Ferguson did not proffer the names of any viable defense witnesses and that witness selection constitutes trial strategy.

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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: Shockley v. State, 579 S.W.3d 881

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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