Thomas R. DOYLE, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District
· March 26, 2019 · Docket WD 81144
570 S.W.3d 634
Syllabus
Thomas R. DOYLE, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent. WD 81144 Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District. ORDER FILED: March 26, 2019 Natalie H. Hoge, Kansas City, MO, for appellant. Gregory L. Barnes, Jefferson City, MO, for respondent. Before Division One: Cynthia L. Martin, Presiding Judge, Victor C. Howard, Judge and Thomas H. Newton, Judge ORDER
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Per curiam: Thomas Doyle appeals the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion which alleged ineffective assistance of counsel because trial counsel failed to investigate and present evidence of false disclosures by alleged victims and evidence pertaining to adolescent memory development when that evidence would have supported a defense that Doyle did not commit the crimes charged. Because it was not clearly erroneous for the motion court to find that it was sound trial strategy not to call an expert witness for this purpose, we affirm. Rule 84.16(b).
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