Ronald McLemore v. State of Missouri

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc RONALD MCLEMORE, ) Opinion issued December 21, 2021 ) Appellant, ) ) v. ) No. SC98987 ) STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF TANEY COUNTY The Honorable Eric D. Eighmy, Judge Ronald McLemore appeals from the circuit court’s judgment overruling his Rule 29.15 motion for postconviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. Mr. McLemore failed to show on appeal that the circuit court clearly erred in overruling his Rule 29.15 motion without an evidentiary hearing. While the record does not refute his claims that trial counsel’s…