Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided March 1, 1983No. 45793PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLEMENS, Senior Judge.

Appeal from summary denial of movant-defendant’s Rule 27.26 motion. We had affirmed defendant’s robbery conviction in State v. Williams, 624 S.W.2d 127 (Mo.App.1981).

Defendant’s complaint alleges trial counsel was ineffective. To be entitled to a hearing on this a defendant must plead facts rather than conclusions; claims that counsel’s failure to present defenses must be described and shown to have been dis*18coverable. Smith v. State, 513 S.W.2d 407 l.c. 411 (Mo. banc 1974). See also Greenhaw v. State, 627 S.W.2d 103[6, 7] (Mo.App.1982) holding: “The claim that an…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1974
  2. Greenhaw v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. State v. WilliamsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Franklin v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. Laws v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. Kline v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986
  4. Gillespie v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990
  5. Edwards v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989

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