Case Name: Max L. JAMES, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 2011-11-29
Citations: 361 S.W.3d 442
Docket Number: No. WD 73104
Parties: Max L. JAMES, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.
Judges: Before Division Two: MARK D. PFEIFFER, Presiding Judge, VICTOR C. HOWARD, Judge and CYNTHIA L. MARTIN, Judge.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 361
Pages: 442–442

Head Matter:
Max L. JAMES, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.
No. WD 73104.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
Nov. 29, 2011.
Susan E. Summers, Kansas City, MO, for appellant.
Shaun J. Mackelprang and Daniel N. McPherson, Jefferson City, MO, for respondent.
Before Division Two: MARK D. PFEIFFER, Presiding Judge, VICTOR C. HOWARD, Judge and CYNTHIA L. MARTIN, Judge.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM:
Max James appeals from the motion court's denial of his Rule 24.035 motion. For his sole point on appeal, James claims that he was coerced into pleading guilty by his counsel's ineffective assistance. James claims that trial counsel failed to prepare for trial by failing to investigate a defense that his traffic stop was conducted without reasonable suspicion. Specifically, James argues that had his counsel asked for a copy of the radar gun reading and any videotape of the stop, James would not have pled guilty to the charge of driving without a valid license but would have exercised his right to a jury trial. We affirm. Rule 84.16(b).