Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Date unavailable
State of Missouri vs. Jahuan D. Whirley
Jahuan D. Whirley appealed his convictions for murder, assault, armed criminal action, attempted robbery, and unlawful use of a weapon. He argued the trial court erred in excluding evidence of an alternative perpetrator and in denying his motion to dismiss based on ineffective assistance of counsel at his juvenile certification hearing. The appellate court reversed and remanded, holding that the trial court abused its discretion by excluding the alternative perpetrator evidence, which established a clear link between another person and key evidence of the crime. The court declined to address other points on appeal, and denied the ineffective assistance claim due to an insufficient record.