Case Name: George M. KITCHEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 2008-04-29
Citations: 250 S.W.3d 830
Docket Number: No. WD 68407
Parties: George M. KITCHEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.
Judges: Before HOWARD, C.J., and LOWENSTEIN and NEWTON, JJ.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 250
Pages: 830–831

Head Matter:
George M. KITCHEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.
No. WD 68407.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
April 29, 2008.
Ruth Sanders, Kansas City, MO, for appellant.
Richard A. Starnes, Jefferson City, MO, for respondent.
Before HOWARD, C.J., and LOWENSTEIN and NEWTON, JJ.

Opinion:
Order
PER CURIAM.
George Kitchen appeals the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for ineffective assistance of counsel. Kitchen argues that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to request a mistrial based on juror misconduct. The motion court found that based on the trial attorney's testimony at the evidentia-ry hearing, the decision not to ask for a mistrial was part of a reasonable trial strategy. The judgment of the motion court is affirmed.
Rule 84.16(b).