Ford v. State

Appellant appeals from the trial court’s denial, without an evidentiary hearing, of his motion to vacate judgment and sentence. Rule 27.26, V.A.M.R. He argues that because neither the motion, the files nor the records conclusively showed that he is entitled to no relief, the court should have held a hearing in order to determine whether the proceedings before the juvenile court conformed to prescribed standards. The question for our decision is whether, where no motion to dismiss was filed at trial challenging the waiver hearing conducted by the juvenile court pursuant to § 211.071, RSMo…