State v. Elder

SPINDEN, Presiding Judge.

Stevie B. Elder appeals his conviction and 10 year sentence for selling a controlled substance. He asserts that the trial court erred in refusing to require the state to give a race-neutral reason for the trial court’s subsequent striking of the last venire person on the jury list. He also appeals the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion; he contends he was denied effective assistance of counsel. We affirm the judgments of conviction and denial of his Rule 29.15 motion.

Elder was convicted of selling crack cocaine to a Kansas City undercover police officer on February 23,…