Voegtlin v. State

Introduction

Appellant Franklin R. Voegtlin (“Voegfc-lin”) appeals from the judgment of the motion court denying his Rule 24.0351 motion for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. Voegtlin pleaded guilty to one count of the Class C felony of stealing by deceit at least $500. Voegtlin was sentenced as a prior and persistent offender to ten years’ imprisonment. Voegtlin subsequently filed a Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief alleging ineffective assistance of plea counsel, which the motion court denied without an evidentiary hearing,

Voegtlin now contends on appeal that…