ARTHUR LEE ALLEN III v. STATE OF MISSOURI (2026)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

ARTHUR LEE ALLEN III, Appellant, v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent.

WD87943

Decided: June 02, 2026

Before Division Three: Thomas N. Chapman, Presiding Judge, Karen King Mitchell, Judge, and Janet Sutton, Judge

Attorneys: Arthur L. Allen III, Bowling Green, MO, Appellant, pro se. Catherine L. Hanaway, Attorney General, and Alex Beezley, Assistant Attorney General, Jefferson City, MO, for Respondent.

Order

Arthur Allen appeals, following an evidentiary hearing, the denial of his Rule 24.035 ¹ motion for postconviction relief. On appeal, Allen argues that his sentencing counsel was ineffective for failing to investigate and present mitigating evidence of his mental health history at the sentencing hearing. Finding no error, we affirm. Rule 84.16(b).

FOOTNOTES

1. All rule references are to the Missouri Supreme Court Rules (2023).

Per Curiam:

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