Fincher v. State

GAITAN, Judge.

Movant, William J. Fincher, appeals the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion without an evidentiary hearing. The movant alleges that his claims of ineffective assistance of counsel entitle him to relief.

After trial by jury on May 21, 1981, movant was found guilty of murder in the second degree, in violation of Mo.Rev.Stat. § 565.004 (Repealed 1984). On July 81, 1981, movant was sentenced to twenty-five years imprisonment, to run consecutively with a sentence for armed robbery movant was serving in the state of Kansas. This Court affirmed the movant’s conviction and sentence on direct…