Case Name: Cody WARD, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 2012-08-28
Citations: 374 S.W.3d 397
Docket Number: No. WD 73967
Parties: Cody WARD, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.
Judges: Before Division Three: VICTOR C. HOWARD, Presiding Judge, KAREN KING MITCHELL, Judge and CYNTHIA L. MARTIN, Judge.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 374
Pages: 397–397

Head Matter:
Cody WARD, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.
No. WD 73967.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
Aug. 28, 2012.
Margaret M. Johnston, Columbia, MO, for appellant.
Karen L. Kramer, Jefferson City, MO, for respondent.
Before Division Three: VICTOR C. HOWARD, Presiding Judge, KAREN KING MITCHELL, Judge and CYNTHIA L. MARTIN, Judge.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM:
Cody L. Ward appeals from the motion court's denial of his Rule 2 motion. Ward claims that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to explain why he should waive a preliminary hearing, and that the waiver resulted in Ward not knowing the strength of the State's evidence. Ward claims his guilty plea was unknowing as a result. We affirm. Rule 84.16(b).