Jones v. State

ROBERT G. ULRICH, Judge.

Daniel Jones appeals from the judgment of the motion court denying his Rule 29.15 motion for postconviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. Mr. Jones sought to vacate his convictions for murder in the first degree, section 565.020, RSMo 2000, and armed criminal action, section 571.015, RSMo 2000, and sentences of life imprisonment without parole and thirty years imprisonment, respectively. Mr. Jones claims that the motion court erred in denying his Rule 29.15 motion because he was denied effective assistance of counsel when counsel failed to object to the…