O'NEAL v. State

CROW, Chief Judge.

Robert E. O’Neal, Jr., (“movant”) appeals from a judgment denying relief in a proceeding brought by him under Rule 27.-26, Missouri Rules of Criminal Procedure (12th ed. 1981). In that proceeding, mov-ant sought an order vacating his conviction, per jury trial, of murder in the first degree and armed criminal action, for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment and 15 years’ imprisonment, respectively, the sentences to run consecutively. The conviction was affirmed on direct appeal. State v. O’Neal, 618 S.W.2d 31 (Mo.1981).

In the instant proceeding, the circuit court…