DeClue v. State

NANCY STEFFEN RAHMEYER, Presiding Judge.

Larry E. DeClue (“Movant”), who was convicted of murder in the first degree, appeals the denial of his Rule 29.15 1 motion in which he claimed his trial counsel was ineffective in faffing to locate and call a witness to refute an accusation that Mov-ant had confessed to the murder. We find no error and affirm the denial.

Movant was convicted in the murder of Diane Coleman, a mentally ill resident of a group home. The circumstances surrounding the murder portray a senseless and cruel crime against an innocent and helpless victim and are set forth in…