Lockett v. State

Lockett appeals from denial of post-conviction relief following an evidentiary hearing. The dispositive issue is whether the failure to present a witness who would testify to an alibi defense amounted to ineffective assistance of counsel.

Lockett was convicted by a jury of first degree robbery, Section 569.020, RSMo 1978, 1 and sentenced to fifteen years’ imprisonment. His conviction was affirmed on direct appeal. State v. Lockett, 639 S.W.2d 132 (Mo.App.1982). The case against Lockett was based entirely on circumstantial evidence. The evidence showed that Lockett’s car was observed at the…