Gebhardt v. State

CRIST, Judge.

Movant appeals from the denial of his Rule 27.26 motion without an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.

Movant was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without eligibility for probation or parole for fifty years for the murder of his adoptive mother by stabbing and strangulation. That conviction and sentence was affirmed in State v. Gebhardt, 725 S.W.2d 628 (Mo.App.1987).

On December 22, 1987, movant filed his Rule 27.26 motion pro se alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. More specifically, movant alleged his trial counsel was deficient in failing to…