Prince v. State

KAREN KING MITCHELL, Judge.

Kristopher M. Prince appeals, after an evidentiary hearing, the denial of his post-conviction Rule 29.15 motion.1 Prince argues that the motion court clearly erred in denying his claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel based on trial counsel’s alleged failure to: (1) investigate evidence related to Prince’s mental health and functioning; (2) request a change of judge at trial based upon the trial judge’s acquaintance with Prince’s grandfather; and (3) request a no-adverse-inference instruction *229following Prince’s decision not to testify in his penalty…