CAGE v. STATE

No. 39638.

573 S.W.2d 73 (1978)

Gilbert CAGE, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

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

October 24, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Devereaux & Stokes, Michael D. Stokes, St. Louis, for appellant.

John D. Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Paul Robert Otto, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, George A. Peach, Circuit Atty., Dean R. Hoag, Asst. Circuit Atty., St. Louis, for respondent.


GUNN, Judge.

In this Rule 27.26 appeal, movant claims ineffective assistance of counsel by reason of his trial attorney's failure to call and investigate alibi witnesses. We find no merit to movant's contentions and affirm the denial of his Rule 27.26 motion.

Movant was convicted of armed robbery. He claims that his trial counsel failed to interview three prospective alibi witnesses or put them on the stand; that he was thereby deprived of effective assistance...

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