Fingers v. State

GREENE, Judge.

James Delbert Fingers, Jr., was jury-convicted of first-degree robbery and thereafter sentenced by the trial court to 18 years’ imprisonment, the trial court having found Fingers to be a second offender. The conviction was affirmed on direct appeal. State v. Fingers, 585 S.W.2d 203 (Mo.App.1979).

Fingers then filed a pro se motion to set aside his conviction, which motion was thereafter amended by appointed counsel. The amended motion alleged that Fingers was denied effective assistance of counsel because 1) trial counsel did not impeach state’s witness Rodney Rogers by showing…