Vincent v. State

GUNN, Judge.

Movant was convicted of manslaughter and his conviction affirmed in State v. Vincent, 582 S.W.2d 723 (Mo.App.1979). He filed a Rule 27.26 motion for post conviction relief alleging ineffective assistance of counsel based on his trial counsel’s failure to investigate a witness to the crime. After hearing, the trial court denied the motion on the ground that movant had failed to demonstrate any prejudice by reason of his counsel’s failure to search for and find the particular witness. We affirm.

Movant was charged with the second degree murder of Charles Wynn after an altercation in…