Legal Opinion

Parks v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided June 12, 2018No. WD 79696Published

1Opinion of the CourtAnthony Rex Gabbert, Judge

James Parks, III, appeals the denial of his Rule 29.15 amended motion for post-conviction relief after an evidentiary hearing. He raises four points on appeal. He contends that the motion court clearly erred in denying his motion (alleging ineffective assistance of counsel) when, 1) it found Officer Malnar's and Officer Stonfur's testimony not subject to a hearsay objection because neither the present sense hearsay exception nor subsequent police conduct applied to the double hearsay at issue, 2) it found Officer Malnar's and Officer Stonfur's testimony not subject to a Confrontation Clause…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Davis v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  4. State v. BrooksSupreme Court of Missouri · 1981
  5. State v. KempSupreme Court of Missouri · 2007

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