Fonville v. State

Todd B. Fonville ("Fonville") appeals from the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion following an evidentiary hearing. Fonville argues that the motion court clearly erred in denying his motion because, if the motion court would have admitted the testimony of a juror about misconduct that occurred during deliberations, the motion court would have concluded that Fonville received ineffective assistance of counsel when trial counsel's motion for new trial failed to raise the issue of jury misconduct. Finding no error, we affirm.

Factual and Procedural History

The State charged Fonville with two counts…