Wilhite v. State

BILLINGS, Presiding Judge.

Appellant Tommy Wayne Wilhite filed a postconviction motion under Rule 27.26, V.A.M.R., seeking relief from a sentence for felonious stealing.1 He alleged his trial attorney was derelict in numerous respects and, consequently, he was denied effective assistance of counsel. The trial court denied the motion. We affirm.

Appellant’s motion averred his lawyer failed to discover the state’s “deal” with witness Walk and any criminal record of Walk; failed to discover that other stolen items were possessed by John Warren and failed to subpoena Warren; failed to object to…