Eichelberger v. State

RONALD R. HOLLIGER, Presiding Judge.

Bertrand Eichelberger appeals the denial of his Rule 24.035 motion for ineffective assistance of counsel. Eichelberger claims he received ineffective assistance of counsel when his attorney failed to call certain character witnesses at the sentencing hearing held after Eichelberger pled guilty. Because we do not find the motion court’s findings and conclusions to be clearly erroneous, we affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

On August 9, 1999, Bertrand Eichelber-ger entered an Alford plea of guilty on one count of first-degree statutory sodomy, section…