Laurence C. Hays, II v. State of Missouri

Mr. Laurence C. Hays (“Hays”) appeals from the Judgment of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri (“motion court”), denying his Rule 29.15 motion for postcon-viction relief, after an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background 1

G.B. (“Victim”) is Hays’s biological daughter. During Victim’s childhood, Hays did not live with her. He would be gone for long periods of time and have no communication with her. When Victim was five years old, she was adopted by her paternal grandmother (“Grandmother”).,

Victim was fifteen years old in October 2009. She had not seen Hays in…