Case Name: Curtis L. CORNELIUS, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 2013-12-03
Citations: 415 S.W.3d 162
Docket Number: No. WD 75163
Parties: Curtis L. CORNELIUS, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.
Judges: Before Division II: MARK D. PFEIFFER, Presiding Judge, JOSEPH M. ELLIS, Judge and VICTOR C. HOWARD, Judge.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 415
Pages: 162–162

Head Matter:
Curtis L. CORNELIUS, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.
No. WD 75163.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
Dec. 3, 2013.
Susan L. Hogan, for Appellant.
Dora Fichter, for Respondent.
Before Division II: MARK D. PFEIFFER, Presiding Judge, JOSEPH M. ELLIS, Judge and VICTOR C. HOWARD, Judge.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM:
Curtis Cornelius appeals the judgment of the trial court denying his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief. Cornelius sought to vacate his conviction for forcible rape, section 566.030, and sentence of twenty-five years imprisonment. He claims that he received ineffective assistance of counsel when counsel "opened the door" to testimony that Cornelius refused to consent to giving a buccal swab of his DNA to Detective Gary Snyder and that he only gave the sample after the detective told Cornelius he had a search warrant to obtain it. Because a published opinion would have no precedential value, a memorandum has been provided to the parties.
The judgment is affirmed. Rule 84.16(b).