Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Oct 3, 2022
MARQUON DAVIS, Appellant vs. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent
Marquon Davis appealed the motion court's denial of his Rule 29.15 post-conviction relief motion, in which he claimed ineffective assistance of counsel. Davis argued his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to references to unduly prejudicial text messages. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment, concluding that the text messages were legally relevant and their probative value outweighed any prejudice, meaning counsel was not ineffective for failing to raise a non-meritorious objection.