Case Name: Johnnie J. PEETE, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 2007-10-02
Citations: 242 S.W.3d 370
Docket Number: No. WD 67295
Parties: Johnnie J. PEETE, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.
Judges: Before HOWARD, C.J., and BRECKENRIDGE and ELLIS, JJ.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 242
Pages: 370–370

Head Matter:
Johnnie J. PEETE, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.
No. WD 67295.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
Oct. 2, 2007.
Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied Nov. 20, 2007.
Application for Transfer Denied Jan. 22, 2008.
S. Kate Webber, Kansas City, MO, for appellant.
Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Shaun J. Mackelprang, Assistant Attorney General, Jefferson City, MO, for respondent.
Before HOWARD, C.J., and BRECKENRIDGE and ELLIS, JJ.
. Breckenridge, J., was a member of this court at the time the case was argued and submitted. She was subsequently appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri but has been reassigned to this court as a special judge for the purpose of disposition of this case.

Opinion:
Order
PER CURIAM.
Johnnie J. Peete appeals the motion court's denial of his request for a correction of his criminal conviction under Missouri Supreme Court Rule 29.15 (2007). A jury found Peete guilty of armed criminal action and murder in the second degree. We denied relief on direct appeal. He then sought post-conviction relief claiming that he was denied effective assistance of trial counsel. He argues that his trial counsel faded to call a key witness and failed to object to an improper character attack made by the State during closing arguments. After an evidentiary hearing, the motion court denied relief. We affirm the motion court's judgment. Rule 84.16(b).