Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Dec 4, 2018
KEVIN MASON, Movant-Appellant vs. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent
Kevin Mason appealed the motion court's denial of his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. Mason argued his plea counsel was ineffective for failing to challenge the constitutionality of Missouri's sex offender registration statute, citing the U.S. Supreme Court case Packingham v. North Carolina. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment, finding Packingham factually distinguishable and inapplicable to the Missouri statute, and therefore, counsel was not ineffective for failing to predict a future ruling.