Fields v. State

Appeal from denial of a motion to vacate judgment and sentence under Rule 27.26, V.A.M.R. Appellant was convicted of rape and sentenced to 25 years imprisonment. That conviction was affirmed by this court in Case No. 10099, State v. Fields, 538 S.W.2d 348 (Mo.App.1976).

Appellant contends: (1) the trial court should have sustained his motion because he was denied a fair trial when his trial counsel failed to investigate and interview a witness, and (2) that based upon the transcript of the proceeding on his motion in the trial court, we should reconsider our order overruling appellant’s…