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Elam v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District
Nov 2, 2010
323 S.W.3d 835 (Mo. Ct. App. 2010)

Opinion

No. WD71413.

November 2, 2010.

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cass County, Missouri, R. Michael Wagner, Judge.

Frederick J. Ernst, Assistant Appellate Defender, Kansas City, MO, for Appellant.

Chris Koster, Attorney General, Jamie Pamela Rasmussen, Assistant Attorney General, Jefferson City, MO, for Respondent.

Before Division II: JOSEPH M. ELLIS, Presiding Judge, and ALOK AHUJA and KAREN KING MITCHELL, Judges.

Prior report: 245 S.W.3d 287.


Order


This is an ineffective assistance of counsel case. The appellant argues that his attorneys were ineffective in that they failed to (1) object to a victim's in-court identification of the defendant; (2) raise as an appellate issue that a photographic lineup used by the police was unduly suggestive; (3) cross-examine certain witnesses on their allegedly inconsistent and/or incomplete statements; and (4) interview and call a certain other witness. We hold that the appellant received competent assistance from his attorneys. Therefore, we affirm. Rule 84.16(b).


Summaries of

Elam v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District
Nov 2, 2010
323 S.W.3d 835 (Mo. Ct. App. 2010)
Case details for

Elam v. State

Case Details

Full title:Churon E. ELAM, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent

Court:Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District

Date published: Nov 2, 2010

Citations

323 S.W.3d 835 (Mo. Ct. App. 2010)