Patterson v. State

PATRICIA BRECKENRIDGE, Judge.

James Patterson appeals the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief following an evidentiary hearing. On appeal, Mr. Patterson claims that the motion court clearly erred in denying his Rule 29.15 motion because his trial counsel was ineffective for (1) submitting a defective proposed lesser-ineluded offense instruction; (2) failing to object to portions of the testimony of a State’s witness; (3) failing to call an alibi witness and to impeach a State’s witness; and (4) failing to use two peremptory challenges and failing to move to replace a…