Patrick L. Harris v. State of Missouri

Following a jury trial, Patrick Harris was convicted in the Circuit Court of Cole County of multiple charges arising from an armed robbery in Jefferson City in October 2009. After his conviction and an unsuccessful direct appeal, Harris filed a motion for post-conviction relief under Supreme Court Rule 29.15. His motion alleged, among other things, that his trial counsel was ineffective for not moving to suppress inculpatory statements Harris made immediately after his arrest, while he was injured. The circuit court denied Harris’ motion following an evidentiary hearing. Harris appeals. We…