Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Oct 22, 2024
KEVIN C. NEWMAN, Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent
Kevin C. Newman appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for postconviction relief, claiming ineffective assistance from both his trial and appellate counsel following his first-degree murder conviction. Newman argued his appellate counsel failed to challenge the sufficiency of evidence, and his trial counsel failed to object to certain photographs and closing arguments. The Southern District of Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the motion court's denial, finding no merit in any of Newman's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel.