Case Name: James E. WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri Respondent
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 1987-11-24
Citations: 743 S.W.2d 508
Docket Number: No. 52707
Parties: James E. WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri Respondent.
Judges: Affirmed in accordance with Rule 84.-16(b).
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 743
Pages: 508–509

Head Matter:
James E. WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri Respondent.
No. 52707.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Five.
Nov. 24, 1987.
Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied Dec. 22, 1987.
Application to Transfer Denied Feb. 17, 1988.
llene A. Goodman, St. Louis, for appellant.
William L. Webster, Atty. Gen., Elizabeth A. Levin, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
Pursuant to Rule 27.26, appellant sought to vacate his capital murder conviction and set aside his sentence of life imprisonment on the ground of ineffective assistance of counsel. Following an evidentiary hearing, the trial court found that defense counsel had proceeded in a thorough and professional manner at trial and denied the motion. Movant appeals.
The record in this case clearly supports the trial court's conclusion that movant's defense counsel provided effective assistance. Moreover, movant has failed to show a reasonable probability that the result of his trial would have been different but for the alleged mistakes of his trial counsel. Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984). We, therefore, conclude that the denial of the motion was not clearly erroneous. An opinion would serve no prece-dential value.
Affirmed in accordance with Rule 84.-16(b).