Williams v. State
Annotate this CaseAppellant was found guilty by a jury of robbery in the first degree, armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon. The appellate court affirmed. Appellant filed a Mo. R. Crim. P. 29.15 motion, alleging his trial counsel was ineffective for not calling a witness to testify and because his appellate counsel was ineffective in failing to raise a meritorious issue on appeal. The circuit court overruled Appellant's motion without a hearing. The Supreme Court affirmed because (1) the testimony of the witness did not negate an element of the crime and would not produce a viable defense, and (2) Williams could not demonstrate a reasonable probability that the outcome wold have been different had his appellate counsel raised the sufficiency of the evidence claim on appeal.
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