Joyner v. State

PARRISH, Judge.

Rickie Joyner (movant) appeals an order of the Circuit Court of Pemiscot County, Mis*92souri, denying, after an evidentiary hearing before the court, a Rule 24.035 motion. He contends the motion court erred in holding that the attorney who represented him in his underlying criminal case did not render ineffective assistance of counsel because he failed to request a psychiatric examination of mov-ant after learning movant suffered from epilepsy.

The motion court found “there was no reasonable cause to believe that Movant lacked mental fitness to proceed. In such situation, failure…