Williams v. State

RRNDLEN, Judge.

Movant appeals denial of his Rule 27.26, Y.A.M.R., motion, seeking to set aside the first degree murder conviction and sentence of life imprisonment, affirmed on direct appeal in State v. Williams, 473 S.W.2d 388 (Mo.1971).

Appellant asserts as error: (1) ineffective assistance of counsel occasioned by his attorney’s failure to interview possible alibi witness and failure to communicate sufficiently often with appellant; (2) the conviction was procured by knowingly perjured testimony.

Our review in Rule 27.26 proceedings is limited to determining whether “the findings,…