Hendricks v. State

Introduction

KURT S. ODENWALD, Judge

Terrence Hendricks (“Hendricks”) appeals from the judgment of the motion court denying his Rule 29.151 motion for post-conviction relief following an eviden-tiary hearing. Hendricks sought relief from his convictions relating to a violent *512home invasion that resulted in the shooting of Ernest Strong (“Ernest”).2 On appeal, Hendricks argues that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to present evidence that a purported eyewitness had previously identified another person, Demar Cotton (“Demar”), as Ernest’s shooter. Because trial counsel’s decision not to…