Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Feb 10, 2026
Derrie S. Williams, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.
Citation: State v. Adkison, 517 S.W.3d 645
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.