Case Name: Gerald THORNTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 2000-06-13
Citations: 70 S.W.3d 456
Docket Number: No. ED 76925
Parties: Gerald THORNTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.
Judges: Before GARY M. GAERTNER, P.J. and PAUL J. SIMON and JAMES R. DOWD, JJ.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 70
Pages: 456–457

Head Matter:
Gerald THORNTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.
No. ED 76925.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division One.
June 13, 2000.
Gwenda R. Robinson, Asst. Public Defender, St. Louis, for appellant.
Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Andrea L. Mazza, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.
Before GARY M. GAERTNER, P.J. and PAUL J. SIMON and JAMES R. DOWD, JJ.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
Gerald Thornton, appellant, appeals the judgment denying his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief, without an evi-dentiary hearing. He was convicted of voluntary manslaughter armed criminal action and his conviction was affirmed by this court in State v. Thornton, 982 S.W.2d 821 (Mo.App.E.D.1998). Appellant contends that the motion court erred in denying his motion without an evidentiary hearing because the record leaves a definite and firm impression that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to: (1) perfect service on Detective Rodger Moss and call him to testify; and (2) object to the prosecutor having appellant perform a demonstration with the knife used in the stabbing and, subsequently, with a ruler.
We have reviewed the briefs and the record on appeal. No error of law appears. An extended opinion reciting the facts and restating principles of law would have no precedential value. We affirm the judgment pursuant to Rule 84.16(b).