Bell v. State

ROBERT S. BARNEY, Presiding Judge.

Appellant Michael Bell (“Movant”) appeals a judgment denying his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief from his conviction for robbery in the first degree, § 569.030. 1 Movant alleges the motion court erred in denying his motion because his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to investigate and call a witness who would have provided an alibi. We affirm.

An account of the facts leading to Mov-ant’s conviction and sentence can be found in his direct appeal. See State v. Bell, 66 S.W.3d 157 (Mo.App.2001). In that case, we summarized the following…