Brown v. State

ROBERT R. WELBORN, Special Judge.

Appeal from denial of relief, after hearing, on proceeding under Rule 27.26.

Larry Ray Brown was convicted, upon a jury trial in the Jackson County Circuit Court, of two counts of narcotics possession. He was sentenced to concurrent five-year terms. On appeal, the judgment was affirmed. State v. Brown, 543 S.W.2d 796 (Mo.App.1976).

Brown filed a motion under Rule 27.26 to set aside the judgment. The sole ground *369stated in the motion, in any manner supported at the 27.26 hearing, was that he received inadequate assistance of counsel because trial counsel had…