Supreme Court of Missouri· 10/13/1987

Sanders v. State

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738 S.W.2d 856
1987 Mo. LEXIS 344

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finding that counsel’s decision not to conduct further interviews with a potential witness was reasonable and that the movant was not prejudiced
noting that defendant’s burden to overcome the presumption of effectiveness is heavy
noting that defendant's burden to overcome the presumption of effectiveness is heavy
noting that a movant’s burden to overcome the presumption of effectiveness is heavy
decision not to call co-defendant to testify was reasonable and “not clearly beyond the bounds of prevailing professional norms”

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Judges: Billings, Robertson, Rendlen, Higgins, Blackmar, Donnelly, Welliver

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