McQuary v. State

RONALD R. HOLLIGER, Presiding Judge.

In this appeal we are required to determine whether a post-conviction motion, which alleges that a juror intentionally failed to disclose a close personal relationship with the State’s principal witness, states a claim that a resulting conviction “violates the constitution and laws of this state or the Constitution of the United States” within the purview of Rule 29.15(a) or raises mere trial error not cognizable in a post-conviction proceeding. Following an evidentiary hearing, the motion court denied various claims of ineffective assistance of counsel on…