Williams v. State

KENNETH W. SHRUM, Judge.

Michael Williams (“Movant”) seeks post-conviction relief via a Rule 29.15 motion after he was convicted for robbery in the first degree, § 569.020, RSMo (1994), and armed criminal action, § 571.015. 1 Movant alleges, inter alia, that his trial counsel was ineffective for not requesting a jury instruction on a lesser-included offense of stealing. The motion court denied Mov-ant’s claim without an evidentiary hearing. Movant argues for reversal and claims the evidence adduced at his criminal trial warranted instructing the jury on the lesser offense of stealing, and he…