Flores v. State

Jose F. Flores appeals the circuit court’s judgment, after an evidentiary hearing, denying his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, in which he claimed ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm the circuit court’s judgment.

Background

The State charged Flores with ten counts of first-degree statutory sodomy, six counts of first-degree child molestation, and one count of first-degree statutory rape. The State alleged that, between January 1, 2005 and April 4, 2006, Flores and his girlfriend had sexually abused the girlfriend’s two daughters, who were approximately ages eight and six…