Legal Opinion

Nigro v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided August 11, 2015No. WD 77752PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGary D. Witt, Judge

Daryl Nigro (“Nigro”) appeals the circuit court’s judgment denying his motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to Rule 29.151 following an evidentiary hearing in *883the Circuit Court of Lafayette County.2 He claims error in the motion court’s rulings that: (1) trial counsel’s alleged failure to file a motion to suppress certain physical evidence found in the building in which he was living did not prejudice Nigro, and (2) trial counsel’s alleged failure to object to hearsay testimony did not prejudice Nigro. Because we agree with the motion court that Nigro cannot establish prejudice for…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. Walter Barton v. State of MissouriSupreme Court of Missouri · 2014
  5. Strong v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2008

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