Opinion
No. 73819
FILED: May 11, 1999
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ST. LOUIS COUNTY, HON. PHILIP J. SWEENEY.
Lisa M. Stroup, Asst. Public Defender, St. Louis, for appellant.
Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Cheryl Caponegro Nield, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.
Before Hoff, P.J. and Gaertner, J. and Russell, J.
ORDER
Gerald Garrett (Movant) appeals from the motion court's judgment denying his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief after an evidentiary hearing. Movant argues the motion court erred in denying his motion following an evidentiary hearing because he was denied effective assistance of counsel when his trial counsel failed to voir dire the jury panel as to whether they were aware of a newspaper article mentioning Movant's name published the day before the trial began.
We have reviewed the briefs of the parties, the legal file, and the record on appeal and find the claims of error to be without merit. The motion court's findings and conclusions are not clearly erroneous. Rule 29.15(k). An extended opinion reciting the detailed facts and restating the principles of law would have no precedential or jurisprudential value. Judgment affirmed in accordance with Rule 84.16(b).