Goforth v. State

CRIST, Judge.

Movant appeals the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion without an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.

Movant was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment without eligibility for probation or parole for the 1985 shooting of Ralph Teeters outside a bar in Leadington, Missouri. His conviction was affirmed in State v. Goforth, 736 S.W.2d 552 (Mo.App.1987).

Movant filed his 29.15 motion on May 4, 1988, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. His motion was amended on July 1, 1988, to add an allegation of trial court error for failure to declare a…