WILLIAM E. COPHER, Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent

WILLIAM E. COPHER, ) ) Movant-Appellant, ) ) vs. ) No. SD35473 ) Filed: March 15, 2019 STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent-Respondent. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CHRISTIAN COUNTY Honorable Laura J. Johnson, Judge AFFIRMED William E. Copher (“Copher”), appeals from a judgment of the motion court denying his amended Rule 29.15 1 motion, which claimed that trial counsel was ineffective for advising Copher not to testify in his own defense. Finding no merit to Copher’s point relied on, we affirm. 1 All rule references are to Missouri Court Rules (2018). Factual and Procedural Background…