Wickman v. State

CROW, Judge.

Harold Floyd Wickman (“movant”) appeals from a judgment denying his amended motion under Rule 27.26 1 to vacate his conviction of robbery in the first degree and 12-year prison sentence. The conviction, a result of trial by jury, was affirmed on direct appeal. State v. Wickman, 655 S.W.2d 749 (Mo.App.1983).

The amended motion to vacate, prepared with the assistance of appointed counsel, alleges that movant received ineffective assistance from the attorney who represented him at the jury trial. We hereafter refer to that attorney as “defense counsel.” In denying the motion to…