Nelson v. State

WASSERSTROM, Chief Judge.

Defendant was convicted after a trial by jury in March 1975 of assault with intent to kill with malice aforethought. In 1978, he filed the present motion under Rule 27.26 to set aside the conviction. From a judgment overruling that motion, he appeals. We affirm.

For his first point, defendant contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel in that his trial attorney failed to challenge the jury which had been selected in a manner discriminatory against women and therefore violative of the United States Constitution. This point is disallowed on the basis of…