Robinson v. State

DOWD, Presiding Judge.

Movant was convicted of murder first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment in September of 1978. The direct appeal from the conviction was denied in December of that year. State v. Robinson, 595 S.W.2d 9 (Mo.App.1979). On January 4, 1988, movant filed a pro se motion for post-conviction relief. 1

This motion, and a later amended motion incorporating it, raised instances of ineffective assistance of counsel. The motion was denied without an evidentiary hearing and movant appeals.

Movant’s first point relied on claims the court erred in failing to conduct an eviden-tiary…