Case Name: Michael H. HUDSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 2016-04-26
Citations: 487 S.W.3d 508
Docket Number: WD 78760
Parties: Michael H. HUDSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.
Judges: Before Division Two: Victor C. Howard, Presiding Judge, and Thomas H. Newton and Karen King Mitchell, Judges
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 487
Pages: 508–509

Head Matter:
Michael H. HUDSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.
WD 78760
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
ORDER FILED: April 26, 2016
Mark A. Grothoff, Assistant Public Defender, Columbia, MO, Attorney for Appellant.
Chris Koster, Attorney General, Robert J. (Jeff) Bartholomew, Assistant Attorney General, Jefferson City, MO, Attorneys for Respondent.
Before Division Two: Victor C. Howard, Presiding Judge, and Thomas H. Newton and Karen King Mitchell, Judges

Opinion:
Order
Per Curiam:
Michael Hudson appeals the denial, following an evidentiary hearing, of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief. Hudson claims that the motion court clearly erred in denying his claim that trial counsel was ineffective for conceding during closing argument that Hudson discarded the gun that was later identified as the gun used in the crime. Hudson argues that, to the extent counsel's actions were based upon trial strategy, the strategy was unreasonable. Finding no error, we affirm. Rule 84.16(b).