EILAND v. STATE

No. 52116.

736 S.W.2d 438 (1987)

Derrick EILAND, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division One.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied August 18, 1987.

Application to Transfer Denied October 13, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth R. Brown, St. Louis, for appellant.

William L. Webster, Atty. Gen., John Munson Morris, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.


CRIST, Judge.

Movant appeals from the denial of his Rule 27.26 motion after an evidentiary hearing. Movant had been sentenced to fifteen years' imprisonment after having pled guilty to second degree murder. We affirm.

Movant claims his guilty plea was involuntary because his trial attorney had not prepared an adequate defense and movant felt compelled to plea bargain. Specifically, movant alleges his trial attorney had not contacted four alibi witnesses, had...

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