Sanfilippo v. State

PHILLIP R. GARRISON, Presiding Judge.

Erik Thomas Sanfilippo (“Appellant”) appeals from the denial of his Rule 29.15 1 motion for post-conviction relief. Appellant alleges that the motion court clearly erred in denying his claim that his appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to raise, as an issue in his direct appeal, that the trial court plainly erred and abused its discretion in overruling his trial counsel’s objection to a portion of the State’s closing argument.

On October 9, 2000 at 8:30 P.M., Chuck Colbert (“Colbert”), a trooper with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, and deputies…