Brandon Roberts v. State of Missouri

Gary D, Witt, Judge

Brandon Roberts (“Roberts”) was convicted after trial of one count of felony 1 stealing by deceit, section 570.030, 2 and sentenced as a prior and persistent offender to eight years in prison. Roberts now appeals the denial, after an evidentiary hearing, of his Rule 29.15 amended motion for post-conviction relief by the Circuit Court of Buchanan County. As relevant to his appeal, Roberts argued in his post-conviction motion that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to investigate exculpatory evidence. We affirm.

Factual Background 3

A. Trial

Roberts was charged and…