Legal Opinion
VERNON GEORGE CHRISTIAN, Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided September 2, 2016No. SD33998PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDon E. Burrell, P.J.
A jury found Vernon George Christian (“Movant”) guilty of the class C felony of forgery. See section 570.090. 1 The trial court imposed a six-year sentence, and this court affirmed Movant's conviction and sentence on direct appeal in State v. Christian, 364 S.W.3d 797 (Mo.App.S.D.2012). Movant now appeals the denial of his amended Rule 29.15 motion after an evi-dentiary hearing. 2
In two points, Movant claims the motion court clearly erred in denying relief because his trial counsel was ineffective in: (1) failing to object when the prosecutor introduced evidence that Movant had invoked his…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Jenkins v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by3 opinions
- J.D.W. v. Mississippi County Juvenile OfficeMissouri Court of Appeals · 2017
- EDDIE A. SALAZAR v. STATE OF MISSOURIMissouri Court of Appeals · 2016
- STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent v. VERNON G. CHRISTIANMissouri Court of Appeals · 2019