Gennetten v. State

PATRICIA BRECKENRIDGE, Judge.

Michael F. Gennetten appeals the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief following an evidentiary hearing. Mr. Gennetten was convicted after a jury trial of second degree murder, section 565.021, RSMo 2000. 1 The trial court sentenced him to thirty years imprisonment. On appeal, Mr. Gennetten alleges that he received ineffective assistance of counsel, in that his trial counsel failed to investigate and present testimony from three expert witnesses, failed to file a timely discovery request, failed to submit a jury instruction on the…