Mayes v. State

DANIEL E. SCOTT, Chief Judge.

Convicted of brutally murdering his wife and stepdaughter, Appellant (Movant) sought Rule 29.15 post-conviction relief based on alleged incompetency of his lawyers. These claims were rejected by the motion court and, for reasons stated herein, fare no better on appeal. We affirm the judgment denying any and all relief.

Background

The underlying crimes and criminal proceedings were described at length in State v. Mayes, 63 S.W.3d 615 (Mo. banc 2001) and State ex rel. Mayes v. Wiggins, 150 S.W.3d 290 (Mo. banc 2004), from which we borrow without further attribution.…