PERKINS v. STATE

No. ED 79479.

77 S.W.3d 21 (2002)

Kelvin W. PERKINS, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Two.

May 21, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gwenda R. Robinson, Asst. Public Defender, St. Louis, MO, for Appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Breck K. Burgess, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, MO, for Respondent.


GEORGE W. DRAPER III, Judge.

Kelvin Perkins (hereinafter, "Movant") appeals from the motion court's judgment denying his motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to Rule 29.15 after an evidentiary hearing. Movant claims his trial counsel denied him effective assistance of counsel by failing to offer a defense of premises instruction with respect to the unlawful use of a weapon charge or alternatively, to offer a cross-reference to a previously offered defense of...

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