JOSHUA RAINEY, Defendant- Missouri Cases

Joshua Rainey pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges and subsequently filed a Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of plea counsel. Rainey claimed counsel failed to adequately inform him of his right to plead not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect (NGRI), failed to enter an NGRI plea, and failed to inform the court of a psychiatric report supporting an NGRI defense. The motion court denied relief, and the appellate court affirmed, finding no clear error in the motion court's findings that counsel acted reasonably and Rainey's plea was knowing and voluntary.