No. WD 59623.Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
February 26, 2002: Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied April 2, 2002. Application for Transfer Denied May 28, 2002.
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Jack E. Gant, Judge.
Susan L. Hogan, Appellate Defender, Kansas City, MO, for Appellant.
Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Joel A. Block, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, MO, for Respondent.
Before RONALD R. HOLLIGER, P.J., ROBERT G. ULRICH and LISA WHITE HARDWICK, JJ.
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
Dean M. Willis appeals from the denial, without an evidentiary hearing, of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief Mr. Willis was charged by information
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with first degree murder, section 565.020 RSMo 2000, and armed criminal action, section 571.015 RSMo 2000.
A jury found Mr. Willis guilty of both crimes, and he was sentenced to consecutive terms of life in prison without probation and life in prison, respectively. His convictions were affirmed on appeal. State v. Willis, 39 S.W.3d (Mo.App. W.D. 1999). Mr. Willis contends that trial counsel was ineffective because counsel failed to (1) file a motion to suppress Mr. Willis’ statements to the police and the evidence discovered as a result of those statements and (2) take curative action after a juror slept during a portion of the trial.
The judgment of the motion court is affirmed. Rule 84.16(b)