BELL-EL v. STATE

No. ED 97689.

386 S.W.3d 194 (2012)

Robert BELL-EL, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Four.

November 20, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maleaner Harvey , Assistant Public Defender, Office of the Missouri Public Defender, St. Louis, MO, for Appellant.

Chris Koster , Attorney General, John Grantham , Assistant Attorney General, Jefferson City, MO, for Respondent.


KURT S. ODENWALD, Judge.

Introduction

Robert Bell-El ("Movant") appeals from the motion court's denial, without an evidentiary hearing, of his Rule 29.151 motion for post-conviction relief. In his motion, Movant argued that his defense counsel was constitutionally ineffective in failing to request a jury instruction stating that the jury was not permitted to draw any adverse inference from Movant's decision not to testify...

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