TILLMAN v. STATE

No. 39055.

570 S.W.2d 844 (1978)

James Jeffrey TILLMAN, Movant-Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, St. Louis District, Division Two.

August 29, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Shaw, Public Defender, Mary E. Fiser, First Asst. Public Defender, Clayton, for movant-appellant.

John D. Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Paul Robert Otto, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, George W. Schroeder, Courtney Goodman, Jr., Pros. Atty., Steven H. Goldman, Asst. Pros. Atty., Clayton, for respondent.


REINHARD, Judge.

On November 10, 1975, movant entered a plea of guilty to a charge of second degree murder and was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 30 years. On January 21, 1977, he filed a post-conviction motion pursuant to Rule 27.26 alleging the following grounds for relief: (1) movant's deficient mental intelligence quotient; (2) malpractice on the part of the two examining psychiatrists; (3) ineffective assistance of counsel on the bases of coercion and...

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