Case Name: Richard C. DAVIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 2015-06-02
Citations: 462 S.W.3d 474
Docket Number: WD 77154
Parties: Richard C. DAVIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.
Judges: Before Division Four: Alok Ahuja, C.J., and Lisa White Hardwick and Mark D. Pfeiffer, JJ.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 462
Pages: 474–474

Head Matter:
Richard C. DAVIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.
WD 77154
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
FILED: June 2, 2015
Suan L. Hogan, Kansas City, MO for appellant
Evan J. Buchheim, Jefferson City, MO for respondent
Before Division Four: Alok Ahuja, C.J., and Lisa White Hardwick and Mark D. Pfeiffer, JJ.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM: .
On the second day of a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Richard Davis entered pleas of guilty to forcible rape and forcible sodomy. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of ten years in prison for each count, to run concurrently with a previously imposed ' sentence. Davis filed a motion for post-conviction relief under Supreme Court Rule 24.035, claiming that his guilty pleas were involuntary. Davis claimed that his counsel was ineffective in the manner in which he cross-examined the victim during trial, and in failing to develop expert handwriting testimony to show that Davis' purported signature on a Miranda waiver form was . forged. Because of counsel's deficient performance, Davis contended that he was left with no realistic option but to plead guilty.
The circuit court denied Davis' post-conviction relief motion following an evidentia-ry hearing. Davis appeals. We. affirm. Because a published opinion would have no precedential value, a memorandum setting forth the reasons for this order has been provided to the parties. Rule 84.16(b).