Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Feb 10, 2026
Daniel T. Williams, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.
Citation: State v. Walther, 581 S.W.3d 702
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.