CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL SHELBY v. STATE OF MISSOURI

CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL SHELBY, ) ) Appellant, ) ) vs. ) No. SD36125 ) STATE OF MISSOURI, ) FILED: March 24, 2020 ) Respondent. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF GREENE COUNTY Honorable David C. Jones, Judge AFFIRMED Christopher Shelby appeals a denial of post-conviction relief. We affirm because his ineffective assistance of counsel (“IAC”) claim is not recognized and he would not prevail in any event. Background Shelby and others choked a man with a belt, cut his face, stole his wallet and car, then left him for dead on a country road. When police found the victim’s car, Shelby was nearby with…