Dishmon v. State

GARY W. LYNCH, Chief Judge.

Melvin Charles Dishmon (“Movant”) appeals the motion court’s denial of his Rule 29.15 1 motion for post-conviction relief which alleged ineffective assistance of counsel, specifically arguing (1) that he was involuntarily coerced by his trial counsel into waiving his right to a jury trial; and (2) that he was prejudiced by trial counsel’s improper questioning of Movant at trial regarding the details of Movant’s prior aggravated assault conviction. Because Movant’s complaints were born out of reasonable trial strategy, trial counsel was not ineffective. We affirm.

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