McClure v. State

Bobby McClure appeals a motion court's denial of his Rule 29.15 post-conviction claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, after a jury convicted him of statutory sodomy and child molestation in the first degree, and the trial judge sentenced him to two concurrent life sentences. He argues the motion court clearly erred, because trial counsel prejudiced his defense by failing to object to testimonial evidence of the child victim, whose statements lacked sufficient indicia of reliability. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

T.S., the child victim, testified she was seven years old in 2003 when McClure, her…