McFarland v. State

ROBERT S. BARNEY, Presiding Judge.

Appellant Derrick O. McFarland (“Mov-ant”) appeals the motion court’s denial following an evidentiary hearing of his “First Amended Motion to Vacate, Set Aside or Correct Judgment and Sentence ...” filed pursuant to Rule 29.15. 1 Movant’s two points on appeal assert he received ineffective assistance of counsel due to his trial counsel’s failure to strike a juror for cause and to object to a jury instruction. We affirm the judgment of the motion court.

The record reveals that Movant was charged as a prior offender via “Amended Information” on January 18, 2007,…