Tyler v. State

REINHARD, Presiding Judge.

Movant appeals the denial of his Rule 27.26 motion following an evidentiary hearing. In 1975, Curtis Tyler was convicted by a jury on the charge of First Degree Murder under the felony-murder statute. He then was sentenced to life imprisonment. This court affirmed the conviction. State v. Tyler, 556 S.W.2d 473 (Mo.App.1977). Movant maintains that the trial court erred in denying his 27.26 motion because he had been denied effective assistance of counsel.

Specifically, movant charges that counsel was ineffective because 1) he had failed to investigate the state’s…