Legal Opinion

BRIAN SHAWN JONES, Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided September 1, 2021No. SD36915Published

1Opinion of the Court

BRIAN SHAWN JONES, ) ) Movant-Appellant, ) ) v. ) No. SD36915 ) Filed: September 1, 2021 STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent-Respondent. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF GREENE COUNTY Honorable Calvin Holden, Circuit Judge AFFIRMED Brian Jones (Jones) appeals from an order denying his amended Rule 29.15 motion to set aside his convictions for second-degree murder and armed criminal action (ACA). See §§ 565.021, 571.015.1 Because the motion court’s decision to deny relief after an evidentiary hearing was not clearly erroneous, we affirm. 1 All rule references are to Missouri Court Rules…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Zink v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2009
  3. Worthington v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2005
  4. Charles K. Moore v. State of MissouriSupreme Court of Missouri · 2015
  5. Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2006

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