State v. Kretzer

LAURA DENVIR STITH, Judge.

Defendant-appellant Thomas Allen Kretzer was found guilty by a jury of assault in the first degree, a class B felony, under § 565.050, RSMo 1986. He was sentenced by the trial judge, as a prior offender, to thirteen years imprisonment. He thereafter filed a post-conviction motion under Missouri Rule 29.15, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. Following an evidentiary hearing, the motion court denied his motion for post-conviction relief. His appeal of both his underlying conviction and the denial of his post-conviction motion are consolidated in this court.

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