PRESTON v. STATE

No. 50328.

736 S.W.2d 53 (1987)

Elroy PRESTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Defendant-Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Four.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied April 15, 1987.

Case Transferred May 19, 1987.

Case Retransferred September 25, 1987.

Original Opinion Reinstated October 5, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Shaw, Public Defender, Mary E. Dockery, Asst. Public Defender, Clayton, for plaintiff-appellant.

William L. Webster, Atty. Gen., John M. Morris, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for defendant-respondent.


Case Transferred to Supreme Court May 19, 1987.

Case Retransferred to Court of Appeals September 25, 1987.

STEPHAN, Judge.

Sentenced to death for capital murder and to life imprisonment for murder in the second degree, movant Elroy Preston sought post-conviction relief under the provisions of Supreme Court Rule 27.26.1 In his amended motion, he alleged his counsel, Peter Stragand and Christelle Adelman-Adler, failed to...

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