Gray v. State

ROBERT S. BARNEY, Judge.

Michael Gray (“Movant”) appeals from the denial of his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief. 1 Movant contends that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to interview or depose a witness at the scene of the shooting who allegedly heard a victim threaten Movant. Movant now claims that he would not have pled guilty if his trial counsel had obtained this evidence, but instead would have pled self-defense and insisted on proceeding to a trial. We affirm.

Movant was charged by information in the Circuit Court of New Madrid County with three counts of assault…