Melinda Tillitt v. State of Missouri

IN THE MISSOURI COURT OF APPEALS WESTERN DISTRICT MELINDA TILLITT, ) ) Appellant, ) WD86769 v. ) ) OPINION FILED: ) January 21, 2025 STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent. ) Appeal from the Circuit Court of Macon County, Missouri The Honorable Frederick P. Tucker, Judge Before Division Four: Anthony Rex Gabbert, Chief Judge, Presiding, Karen King Mitchell and W. Douglas Thomson, Judges Melinda Tillitt appeals, following an evidentiary hearing, the denial of her Rule 29.151 motion for post-conviction relief. Tillitt raises four points on appeal. In Points I and II, she argues that trial counsel…