Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Mar 24, 2020
CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL SHELBY, Appellant vs. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent
Christopher Shelby appealed the denial of post-conviction relief, arguing his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to show him a jail-booking video before a plea offer expired. Shelby contended that seeing the video, which he believed would help suppress his confession, would have led him to accept the plea. The appellate court affirmed the denial, holding that Shelby's specific ineffective assistance of counsel claim was not recognized under Missouri law and that the motion court did not clearly err in crediting counsel's testimony.