Case Name: Jeffrey S. STERLING, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 2015-05-26
Citations: 467 S.W.3d 394
Docket Number: WD 77259
Parties: Jeffrey S. STERLING, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.
Judges: Before Division Three: Mark D. Pfeiffer, Presiding Judge, Gary D. Witt, Judge and Anthony Rex Gabbert, Judge
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 467
Pages: 394–395

Head Matter:
Jeffrey S. STERLING, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.
WD 77259
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
ORDER FILED: May 26, 2015
Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied June 23, 2015
Application for Transfer Denied August 18, 2015
Patrick W. Peters and Amy M. Bartho-low, Columbia, MO, for appellant.
Shaun Máckelprang, Jefferson City, MO, for respondent.
Before Division Three: Mark D. Pfeiffer, Presiding Judge, Gary D. Witt, Judge and Anthony Rex Gabbert, Judge

Opinion:
ORDER
Per curiam:
This appeal arises from the denial of a motion for post conviction relief. Jeffrey Sterling was convicted by a Jackson County jury of one count of murder in the second degree, a class A felony, and one count of armed criminal action. The trial court sentenced Sterling to twenty years on the murder count and five years on the armed criminal action count, to run consecutively. Sterling voluntarily dismissed his direct appeal. Sterling then filed a post-conviction relief motion alleging ineffective assistance of counsel, which was denied after an evidentiary hearing. For reasons explained more fully in a memorandum provided to the parties, we affirm. Rule 84.16(b).