Muldrow v. State

Order

Charles L. Muldrow appeals the Circuit Court of Jackson County’s denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief after a conviction for murder in the first degree, section 565.020, and armed criminal action, section 571.015. In his two points on appeal, Muldrow claims the motion court erred when it ruled that his trial counsel was not ineffective by 1) failing to question, or request that the trial court question, the jury panel about a domestic violence display stationed in the courthouse lobby on the first day of the trial, and 2) encouraging him to testify at trial.

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