Taylor v. State

CLARK, Chief Judge.

Raymond Lee Taylor was convicted of second degree murder for the 1978 killing of another inmate in the penitentiary. The conviction was affirmed on appeal. State v. Taylor, 602 S.W.2d 820 (Mo.App.1980). This proceeding for relief under Rule 27.26 was filed and the motion was denied by the trial court after an evidentiary hearing.

On appeal here, Taylor contends the evi-dentiary hearing on the motion was inadequate because the trial court did not have the benefit of evidence necessary to support Taylor’s claim. This was so, he alleges, because he was denied the right to call…