State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Paul J. Blunt, Appellant.

This slip opinion is subject to revision and may not reflect the final opinion adopted by the Court. Opinion Missouri Court of Appeals Western District Case Style: State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Paul J. Blunt, Appellant. Case Number: 50669 and 53480 Handdown Date: 05/12/1998 Appeal From: Circuit Court of Jackson County, Hon. William C. Crawford Counsel for Appellant: Jacqueline K. McGreevy Counsel for Respondent: Jill C. LaHue Opinion Summary: None Citation: Opinion Author: PER CURIAM Opinion Vote: AFFIRMED. Breckenridge P.J., Lowenstein and Spinden, J.J., concur. Opinion: O R D E R Paul Blunt appeals from his conviction of one count of kidnapping, a class B felony under section 565.110, RSMo 1994, for which the trial court sentenced him to a fifteen-year term of imprisonment. On appeal, Mr. Blunt contends that the trial court erred by overruling his motion for judgment of acquittal at the close of the State's evidence because the State failed to prove that Mr. Blunt abducted the victim in order to facilitate the commission of a felony. Mr. Blunt also raises two points of error relating to the motion court's denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief after an evidentiary hearing. First, he contends that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to file a motion for new trial based on newly discovered evidence. Second, he contends that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to request testing of blood samples from his automobile in order to show that the blood was not from the victim and for failing to discover during the investigation of the case that there was another possible source for the blood found in his car. The judgments of the trial court and motion court are affirmed. Rules 84.16(b) and 30.25(b).

Separate Opinion: None This slip opinion is subject to revision and may not reflect the final opinion adopted by the Court.