CLAYTON v. STATE

No. SC 83355.

63 S.W.3d 201 (2001)

Cecil CLAYTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied January 22, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca L. Kurz, Laura G. Martin, Asst. Public Defenders, Kansas City, for appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Adriane D. Crouse, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.


JOHN C. HOLSTEIN, Judge.

Cecil Clayton appeals the denial of his Rule 29.15 post-conviction relief motion by the circuit court of Jasper County. On appeal he raises four claims, all of which allege that the motion court should have found his trial counsel ineffective. Because the death penalty was imposed in Clayton's original trial, this Court has exclusive appellate jurisdiction. Mo. Const. art. V, sec. 10; order of June 16, 1988. The judgment is affirmed...

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