Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Date unavailable
JOHNNY LEE COOPER, Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent
Johnny Lee Cooper appealed the motion court's denial of his pro se Rule 29.15 motion for postconviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. Cooper claimed ineffective assistance of counsel because trial counsel failed to call two witnesses. The appellate court affirmed the denial of relief, holding that Cooper's motion pleaded only conclusions and lacked the factual allegations necessary to warrant an evidentiary hearing, specifically failing to show the witnesses would testify to admissible evidence providing a viable defense.