Opinion
No. ED77225
Date: August 22, 2000 Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied October 4, 2000
Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Louis County, Honorable David L. Vincent III.
Lisa M. Stroup, for appellant.
Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon; Attorney General, John Morris; Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.
Before Hoff, C.J. and Crane, J. and Sullivan, J.
ORDER
Movant Jerome Morris-Bey appeals the judgment denying his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. We previously affirmed Movant's conviction for stealing, third offense, in violation of section 570.040, RSMo Cum. Supp. 1999, on direct appeal.State v. Morris, 963 S.W.2d 473 (Mo.App.E.D. 1998). In this appeal, Movant challenges his trial counsel's failure to object to the prosecutor's statements during voir dire regarding the term "beyond a reasonable doubt."
We have reviewed the briefs of the parties and the record on appeal and conclude the trial court's determination is not clearly erroneous. Rule 29.15(k). An extended opinion would have no precedential value. We have, however, provided a memorandum for the use of the parties only setting forth the reasons for our decision. We affirm the judgment pursuant to Rule 84.16(b).