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Morrison v. State

Citations

  • 75 S.W.3d 893
  • 2002 Mo. App. LEXIS 1204
  • 2002 WL 1060073

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  • holding that trial counsel’s advice that the defendant not testify to avoid revealing prior convictions was reasonable trial strategy
  • “[w]ithout more, advice from counsel not to testify is not deemed ineffective assistance of counsel if it might be considered sound strategy”

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Judges: Kenneth W. Shrum

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