Hamil v. State

ULRICH, Judge.

Richard Hamil appeals the denial, following an evidentiary hearing, of his Rule 27.26 1 motion for post-conviction relief. Mr. Hamil was found guilty of second degree murder (§ 565.004, RSMo 1978) 2 and sentenced to fifty years imprisonment. The conviction was affirmed on appeal. See State v. Hamil, 687 S.W.2d 605 (Mo. App.1985). Mr. Hamil contends the court erred in denying his motion for post-conviction relief, averring that the trial court’s sentence of fifty years imprisonment ex ceeded the maximum allowed by statute and that he was denied effective assistance of counsel.…