Opinion
No. ED 81027
March 18, 2003 Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied May 5, 2003 Application for Transfer Denied July 1, 2003
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Circuit Court, Honorable Maura B. McShane.
C. John Pleban, St. Louis, Missouri, for Appellant.
John M. Morris III, Karen L. Kramer, Jefferson City, Missouri, for Respondent.
Before Robert G. Dowd, Jr., P.J., Mary K. Hoff, J., and George W. Draper III, J.
ORDER
Kent Baker (hereinafter, "Movant") appeals from the motion court's judgment denying his motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to Rule 29.15 after an evidentiary hearing on some of the claims in his post-conviction motion. Movant claims his trial counsel denied him effective assistance of counsel by failing to: (1) effectively cross-examine and impeach the victim; (2) conduct a reasonable investigation into the victim's allegations of sexual abuse; and (3) provide a planned and coherent defense based on a reasonable trial strategy.
We have reviewed the briefs of the parties, the legal file, and the transcripts and find the motion's court decision was not clearly erroneous. White v. State, 939 S.W.2d 887, 904 (Mo.banc 1997). An opinion reciting the detailed facts and restating the principles of law would have no precedential value. We have, however, provided a memorandum opinion only for the use of the parties setting forth the reasons for our decision. The judgment is affirmed pursuant to Rule 84.16(b).
DOWD, JR., R., P.J., HOFF, J., AND DRAPER, J. concurring.