WILHITE v. STATE

No. 11990.

614 S.W.2d 33 (1981)

Tommy Wayne WILHITE, Movant-Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division Three.

Motion for Rehearing or Transfer Denied April 3, 1981.

Application to Transfer Denied May 11, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald E. Lamb, Centerville, for movant-appellant.

John D. Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Steven H. Akre, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.


BILLINGS, Presiding Judge.

Appellant Tommy Wayne Wilhite filed a postconviction motion under Rule 27.26, V.A.M.R., seeking relief from a sentence for felonious stealing.1 He alleged his trial attorney was derelict in numerous respects and, consequently, he was denied effective assistance of counsel. The trial court denied the motion. We affirm.

Appellant's motion averred his lawyer failed to discover the state's "deal" with witness...

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