ELLIS v. STATE

No. WD 31407.

606 S.W.2d 491 (1980)

John Kirby ELLIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

October 1, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel K. Atwill, Columbia, for appellant.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Darrell Panethiere, Asst. Atty. Gen., Kansas City, for respondent.

Before CLARK, P. J., and DIXON and SOMERVILLE, JJ.


CLARK, Presiding Judge.

Movant, John Kirby Ellis, appeals after denial of his motions to withdraw pleas of guilty and to set aside judgment and sentence. The sole point advanced on appeal is that the trial court erred in failing to find that appellant's attorney was ineffective because he did not develop evidence favorable to movant, did not prepare the case for trial and did not discuss the case or counsel with movant. Affirmed.

On January 25, 1978, movant...

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