Alhamoud v. State

GLENN A. NORTON, Judge.

Walid Alhamoud appeals the order denying his Rule 29.15 1 motion without an evidentiary hearing. He contends that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to fully cross-examine the victim and for failing to obtain additional evidence showing that someone else committed the crime. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

A jury convicted Alhamoud of one count of statutory rape in the first degree — for engaging in vaginal intercourse with an eight year old girl, and two counts of statutory sodomy in the first degree — for engaging in deviate sexual intercourse with the same girl. On…