Myszka v. State

LAURA DENVIR STITH, Presiding Judge.

David H. Myszka was convicted of second degree murder and armed criminal action, and those convictions were affirmed on direct appeal in State v. Myszka, 963 S.W.2d 19 (Mo.App. W.D.1998). Mr. Myszka then filed a motion under Rule 29.16 for post-conviction relief, in which he alleged that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to file a motion requesting a speedy trial and for failing to object to allegedly improper opinion testimony. He also alleged that his appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to raise on direct appeal the trial court’s…