Thebeau v. State

JOHN R. RICKHOFF, Special Judge.

This is an appeal from an order and judgment entered by the Circuit Court of Jefferson County denying appellant’s motion to vacate judgment and sentence under S.Ct. Rule 27.26, V.A.M.R.

Upon this appeal, appellant urges that the trial court erred in not sustaining his motion to set aside his conviction because he was denied effective assistance of counsel in violation of his rights under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. He bases this conclusion upon his contention that his appointed attorney failed to become conversant with…