Wooten v. State

GARY M. GAERTNER, Presiding Judge.

Movant, Larry Wooten, appeals from the denial of his Rule 27.26 motion after an evidentiary hearing. Movant was convicted by a jury of three counts of incest for which he was sentenced to three consecutive five year terms of imprisonment. This court affirmed the convictions on direct appeal. State v. Wooten, 735 S.W.2d 30 (Mo.App., E.D.1987). In his Rule 27.26 motion movant alleged ineffective assistance of counsel resulting from counsel’s alleged failure to notify the State of a proposed alibi witness resulting in the exclusion of movant’s alibi witness. On…