Moore v. State

CRANDALL, Presiding Judge.

Movant, James Moore, appeals from the denial of Rule 27.261 relief following an evidentiary hearing. Movant previously had pleaded guilty to first degree burglary, forcible sodomy, and two counts of forcible rape. He was sentenced to consecutive terms of imprisonment totalling 45 years. We affirm.

Movant argues, in his sole point on appeal, that the motion court erred in denying him post-conviction relief because his trial counsel was ineffective in failing to depose the victim and in failing to investigate the State’s fingerprint evidence.

The record of the…