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145 S.W.3d 442

Edwards v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided June 29, 2004

Missouri Court of Appeals · decided 2004-06-29

Decided 2004-06-29

¶1Order

PER CURIAM.

¶2Hosea J. Edwards (Movant) appeals from the judgment denying his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief. He claims the trial court clearly erred in denying his motion because he established his trial counsel was ineffective: (1) in failing to file a motion to dismiss the charges against him after the State threatened to file perjury charges against the victim if she testified; (2) in failing to object to the State’s closing argument concerning the victim’s failure to testify due to Movant’s threats toward her; and (3) in failing to object to the State’s closing argument that the jury had a duty to return guilty verdicts to prevent Movant from committing more serious crimes in the future.

¶3Affirmed. Rule 84.16(b).

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