Haslip v. State

PREWITT, Presiding Judge.

Following jury trial movant was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. His conviction was affirmed on appeal. See State v. Haslip, 583 S.W.2d 225 (Mo.App.1979). Movant then filed a motion under Rule 27.26, seeking to vacate that conviction. Following an evi-dentiary hearing, the trial court made findings of fact, conclusions of law, and entered judgment denying the motion. Mov-ant appeals.

On appeal the review of a decision on a 27.26 motion is “limited to a determination of whether the findings, conclusions, and judgment of the trial…