Simmons v. State

MARY R. RUSSELL, Presiding Judge.

Julius Simmons (“Movant”) appeals from the denial of his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief without an evi-dentiary hearing. Movant had pled guilty to trafficking in the second degree and was sentenced to a 15-year term of imprisonment. In his Rule 24.035 motion, Movant argued that his plea counsel was ineffective for failing to locate and interview a witness and for failing to advise Movant of his right to testify on his own behalf at trial. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

While sitting in his parked car, Movant was approached by a…