Armstrong v. State

CROW, Judge.

Appellant, tried by jury, was convicted of murder in the first degree and armed criminal action. This court affirmed the conviction on direct appeal. State v. Armstrong, 930 S.W.2d 449 (Mo.App. S.D.1996).

Appellant thereafter filed a timely motion per Rule 29.151 to vacate the conviction, maintaining that the lawyer who represented him at trial (“Defense Counsel”) rendered ineffective assistance. The motion court denied relief after an evidentiary hearing.

Appellant brings this appeal from the motion court’s judgment. Appellant insists Defense Counsel was ineffective in three…