Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Jul 23, 2024
Leland E. Hughes, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.
Leland E. Hughes appealed the circuit court's judgment overruling his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief. Hughes alleged ineffective assistance of trial counsel for continuing to cross-examine a hostile witness, failing to investigate and call an alibi witness, and failing to impeach other witnesses. The appellate court affirmed the circuit court's judgment, finding its findings of fact and conclusions of law were not clearly erroneous, as counsel's decisions were reasonable trial strategies or Movant failed to prove prejudice.