Gilmore v. State

CRIST, Judge.

On November 7, 1977, movant pled guilty to armed robbery. He was sentenced to a prison term of fifteen years.

Movant has now appealed denial of his Rule 27.26 motion without a hearing. He claims that he was deprived of effective assistance of counsel in that counsel failed to adequately investigate his case, did not interview defense witnesses, including his alibi witness, and in general failed to explore the defense of alibi. He also claims that counsel misrepresented to him that his “co-defendant and potential ‘alibi’ witness” would testify for the State.

The appeal must be…