ALLEN v. STATE

No. 35796.

518 S.W.2d 170 (1974)

Robert Fred ALLEN, Jr., Movant-Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, St. Louis District.

Motion for Rehearing or Transfer Denied January 14, 1975.

Application to Transfer Denied February 10, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Uthoff, Dir. of Juv. Div., Circuit Public Defender, Asst. Public Defender, Charles D. Kitchin, Public Defender, Christelle Adelman-Adler, James C. Jones, Asst. Public Defenders, St. Louis, for movant-appellant.

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., G. Michael O'Neal, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Brendan Ryan, Circuit Atty., Thomas J. Kavanaugh, Asst. Circuit Atty., Charles B. Blackmar, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Louis, for respondent.


DOWD, Chief Judge.

Robert F. Allen, Jr., has appealed from an order denying relief under Rule 27.26, V.A.M.R., following an evidentiary hearing. Appellant was convicted by a jury in 1970 of forcible rape and sentenced to 45 years imprisonment. The conviction was affirmed on a prior direct appeal. State v. Allen, 472 S.W.2d 358 (Mo.1971).

Appellant's sole point here is that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because...

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