State v. Finster
Missouri Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
KENNETH W. SHRUM, Presiding Judge.
A jury convicted Stephen L. Finster (Defendant) of second degree murder, § 565.021.1(1),1 and armed criminal action, § 571.015, for the fatal stabbing of a young woman. Defendant appeals those convictions in No. 19139. We affirm.
Defendant also filed a motion pursuant to Rule 29.15 claiming, among other things, ineffective assistance of counsel. A hearing was held on the motion. The motion court found that Movant’s trial counsel was not ineffective and denied the motion. Movant appeals the decision of the motion court in No. 20453.2 We affirm.
No. 19139
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2Cases cited30 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Evitts v. LuceySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- State v. FeltropSupreme Court of Missouri · 1991
- State v. ShurnSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
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- Garvester Bracken, Movant/Appellant v. State of MissouriMissouri Court of Appeals · 2015
- State of Missouri v. Maurice Parnell WebberMissouri Court of Appeals · 2016
- State v. MitchellMissouri Court of Appeals · 2001
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