Williams v. State

CRIST, Presiding Judge.

Rule 27.26 proceeding.

Movant was convicted, by a jury, of murder in the second degree. He was sentenced, by the court, to a term of fifty years imprisonment. The conviction was affirmed on appeal. State v. Williams, 547 S.W.2d 139 (Mo.App.1976). Movant then made a Rule 27.26 motion alleging he was denied a fair trial in that his lawyer had a conflict of interest. As authority for this contention, movant cites MacKenna v. Ellis, 280 F.2d 592 (5th Cir. 1960). After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court denied movant’s Rule 27.26 motion.

Several weeks before trial,…