Leo A. Cranford v. State of Missouri

IN THE MISSOURI COURT OF APPEALS WESTERN DISTRICT LEO A. CRANFORD, ) ) Appellant, ) WD81558 v. ) ) OPINION FILED: ) May 28, 2019 STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent. ) Appeal from the Circuit Court of Pettis County, Missouri The Honorable Robert L. Koffman, Judge Before Division Four: Karen King Mitchell, Chief Judge, and Alok Ahuja and Cynthia L. Martin, Judges Leo Cranford appeals, following an evidentiary hearing, the denial of his Rule 24.035 1 motion for post-conviction relief. Cranford raises a single point on appeal; he argues that plea counsel provided ineffective assistance in failing…