Hanes v. State

CRANE, Judge.

Movant William Hanes appeals from the order of the Circuit Court of St. Louis County following an evidentiary hearing which denied his Rule 27.26 motion for post-conviction relief. He asserts that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

Movant was convicted by a jury of capital murder in violation of § 565.001 RSMo 1980 [repealed]. The trial court sentenced him to life without the possibility of parole for fifty years. This sentence was vacated upon stipulation of the parties that mov-ant’s trial counsel was ineffective for failing to file a timely motion for new…