GABRIEL N. WOOD, Movant- Missouri Cases

Gabriel Wood appealed the denial of his amended Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, which alleged ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Wood claimed counsel was ineffective for failing to obtain and introduce bank account records that would have supported his defense against a first-degree burglary charge. The motion court found counsel's performance deficient but denied relief, concluding Wood was not prejudiced. The appellate court affirmed, holding that the bank records would not have disproved an element of the burglary offense, thus failing to establish prejudice under Strickland.