Criminal Law: Post-Conviction Relief-Ineffective Assistance of Trial Counsel

Gaines v. State (MLW No. 82273/Case No. ED112160 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Hardin-Tammons, J.) Appeal from circuit court, Cape Girardeau County, Lipke, J. (Matthew W. Vineyard, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant) (Andrew Bailey, Attorney General; Evan J. Buchheim, Assistant Attorney General; and  Riley A. O’Shaughnessy, Assistant Attorney General for respondent)