Darian Cummings v. State of Missouri

In the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District DIVISION ONE DARIAN CUMMINGS, ) No. ED111894 ) Appellant, ) Appeal from the Circuit Court of ) the City of St. Louis vs. ) ) Honorable Annette Llewellyn STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent. ) Filed: July 23, 2024 Introduction Darian Cummings (“Movant”) appeals the motion court’s judgment overruling his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief.1 In his sole point on appeal, Movant alleges his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to request jury instructions for the lesser included offenses of second-degree robbery and stealing. Because…