Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Oct 31, 2023
Troy Callahan, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.
Troy Callahan appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief after an evidentiary hearing, following his conviction for first-degree statutory sodomy. Callahan claimed ineffective assistance of trial counsel for failing to object to voir dire questions and a forensic interviewer's testimony, and that the motion court improperly adopted the State's proposed findings. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment, finding no clear error in its denial of post-conviction relief.