De'Andre J. Cothran v. State of Missouri

CYNTHIA L. MARTIN, Judge.

De’Andre Cothran (“Cothran”) appeals the motion court’s denial of his Rule 29.15 motion. Cothran argues on appeal that the motion court clearly erred in denying his motion because he established that trial counsel provided ineffective assistance of counsel by failing to move to suppress out-of-court and in-court identifications. We affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background 1

On June 28, 2007, Cothran robbed a Family Dollar store in Kansas City. He pointed a gun at the cashier and demanded money. The cashier called for the assistant manager to come and open the register.…