Williams v. State

FINCH, Judge.

Movant was tried and convicted in May, 1966, of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, for which a sentence of *689twenty-five years was imposed. That judgment was affirmed on appeal. State v. Williams, Mo., 419 S.W.2d 49. Movant thereafter filed a motion to vacate under Supreme Court Rule 27.26, V.A.M.R. This is an appeal from an order of the trial court overruling that motion. We affirm.

The single issue presented on this appeal is whether movant was denied effective assistance of counsel in the handling of the charge against him in 1966. This issue was raised and…