Hosea Robinson Missouri Cases

Hosea Robinson appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, arguing that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to present medical records during the penalty phase of his statutory rape trial. Robinson contended that these records, detailing his age and congestive heart failure, would have led to a more lenient sentence. The Eastern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the motion court's judgment, finding that the medical records would have been cumulative of testimony already presented and that Robinson failed to present the records to the motion court or call trial counsel to testify.