Askew v. State

NUGENT, Judge.

This is an appeal from the denial following an evidentiary hearing of an amended Rule 27.26 motion. The movant, John Askew, Jr., was convicted by a jury on three counts of sodomy and one count of robbery in the first degree. He was sentenced to forty-five years imprisonment. Those convictions were affirmed upon appeal. State v. Askew, 570 S.W.2d 798 (Mo.App.1978).

In support of his claim for relief, Askew contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel in that his attorney (1) failed to file a motion to suppress the lineup in which Askew was identified, (2) failed to…