Chambers v. State

SNYDER, Judge.

Movant appeals from the trial court’s denial, after an evidentiary hearing, of his Rule 27.26 motion to vacate his conviction of assault with intent to kill, § 559.180, RSMo 1969. His appeal charges he was entitled to post-conviction relief because his criminal defense counsel was ineffective for failing to interview and call witnesses at trial who would support movant’s claim of self-defense. The trial court’s judgment is affirmed.

After hearing the evidence the trial court questioned the credibility of two of mov-ant’s four witnesses and of movant himself, and concluded that…