HOSTETTER v. STATE (2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

William H. HOSTETTER, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

WD 85171

Decided: November 21, 2023

Division Two: W. Douglas Thomson, Presiding Judge, Thomas N. Chapman, Judge and Janet Sutton, Judge

Jeffrey K. Basinger, Columbia, MO, for Appellant. Jason K. Lewis, St. Louis, MO, for Respondents.

ORDER

William Hostetter appeals from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Saline County denying his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief with an evidentiary hearing. Hostetter brings five points on appeal, each addressing various ways in which his plea counsel was ineffective. Hostetter argues that his plea counsel was ineffective for: (1) failing to provide him with discovery, (2) failing to present the State with exculpatory text messages, (3) failing to hire a medical expert, (4) having an actual conflict of interest in his representation of Hostetter, and (5) failing to interview two exculpatory witnesses. Finding no error, we affirm. Because a published opinion would have no precedential value, we have provided an unpublished memorandum to the parties that sets forth the reasons for this order. Rule 84.16(b).

PER CURIAM:

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