Case Name: Steve McGINNIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 2002-05-14
Citations: 74 S.W.3d 287
Docket Number: No. WD 59972
Parties: Steve McGINNIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.
Judges: Before HAROLD L. LOWENSTEIN, P.J., THOMAS H. NEWTON and RONALD R. HOLLIGER, JJ.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 74
Pages: 287–288

Head Matter:
Steve McGINNIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.
No. WD 59972.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
May 14, 2002.
Mark A. Grothoff, Asst. Public Defender, Columbia, MO, for appellant.
Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Sara L. Trower, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, MO, for respondent.
Before HAROLD L. LOWENSTEIN, P.J., THOMAS H. NEWTON and RONALD R. HOLLIGER, JJ.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
Steven D. McGinnis appeals from the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief following an evidentiary hearing. He was convicted by a jury verdict of endangering the welfare of a child, section 568.045, RSMo 1994. In deciding his sole point, the Court of Appeals determined that his trial counsel's reason for not calling a witness was trial strategy. The judgment of the motion court is affirmed. Rule 84.16(b)