LEWIS v. STATE (2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

Justin LEWIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

WD 86376

Decided: September 10, 2024

Before Division Two: W. Douglas Thomson, Presiding Judge, Karen King Mitchell and Janet Sutton, Judges

Mark A. Grothoff, Columbia, MO, Attorney for Appellant. Andrew Bailey, Attorney General, Justin Earl Davis, Assistant Attorney General, Jefferson City, MO, Attorneys for Respondent.

Order

Justin Lewis was convicted and sentenced on charges of second-degree murder, armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon. He appeals from the denial of his amended Rule 29.15 motion, after an evidentiary hearing. Lewis's post-conviction motion raised multiple claims, only one of which is at issue in this appeal: that the motion court erred in finding that trial counsel was not ineffective and that Lewis was not prejudiced by trial counsel's failure to make a hearsay objection to certain testimony given by a police officer at trial. Finding no error, we affirm. Rule 84.16(b).

Per Curiam:

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