Royer v. State

Michael Lee Royer (“Movant”) appeals the motion court’s denial of his Rule 29.151 *488motion for post-conviction relief. He argues the motion court clearly erred in denying his claim that Matt Ward (“appellate counsel”) was ineffective for failing on direct appeal to challenge the trial court’s denial of Movant’s motion to suppress an eyewitness identification. We disagree and affirm the motion court’s denial of postconviction relief.

Standard of Review

Appellate review of the denial of a Rule 29.15 motion is limited to a determination of whether the motion court’s findings of fact and conclusions…