LARRY G. MCCONNELL, Movant- Missouri Cases

Larry G. McConnell appealed the motion court's denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, seeking to overturn convictions for statutory sodomy and rape. McConnell argued his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to investigate and present his wife's medical and church attendance records, which would have contradicted the victim's testimony regarding the timing of the abuse. The appellate court reversed the motion court's order, finding that counsel's failure to investigate was clearly erroneous and prejudiced McConnell, thereby undermining confidence in the trial's outcome. The court vacated McConnell's convictions and remanded the case for a new trial.