Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Sep 24, 2020
RAYMOND SPENCER HOOD, Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent
Raymond Spencer Hood appealed the motion court's denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief. Hood claimed his trial counsel was ineffective for not objecting to propensity evidence and for not advising him on the appellate standard of review after waiving a jury trial. The appellate court affirmed the denial, finding no clear error and deferring to the motion court's credibility findings regarding counsel's advice.