Grant v. State

GREENE, Presiding Judge.

James Grant appeals from the trial court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief filed pursuant to Rule 27.26.1

In 1976, Grant was convicted of first degree murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment. On direct appeal, Grant’s privately retained lawyer was allowed to withdraw, after a written representation by Grant, that he wished to terminate his trial attorney’s services because he had hired other counsel. In truth, Grant, who was then confined in the penitentiary, had not hired other counsel, but was receiving advice concerning his appeal from what…