Francis v. State

PATRICIA BRECKENRIDGE, Judge.

Reva Francis appeals the denial of her Rule 29.15 post-conviction motion, following her conviction for second degree murder, 565.021, RSMo 2000, and armed criminal action, 571.015, RSMo 2000, in the death of her husband, Anthony Francis. 1 On appeal, Ms. Francis claims the motion court erred in denying her motion for post-conviction relief because she was not provided effective assistance of counsel. Specifically, Ms. Francis claims that trial counsel’s failure to investigate and present expert testimony that Ms. Francis suffered from battered spouse syndrome at…