Butler v. State
Missouri Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the CourtKaren King Mitchell, Chief Judge
Lance Butler appeals, following an evidentiary hearing, the denial of his amended Rule 29.151 motion for post-conviction relief, in which he argued that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to (1) object to impermissible prior bad acts and *430propensity evidence and (2) depose the State's witnesses. Although not raised in his amended motion, Butler now claims the judgment issued by the trial court contains a clerical error, and he asks this court to remand the case with instructions to issue a nunc pro tunc order. Finding no error, we affirm the motion court's denial of Butler's motion…
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