Artis v. State

DON BURRELL, Judge.

Gerald Artis (“Movant”) appeals the denial of his Rule 24.035 1 motion seeking post-conviction relief. Movant pled guilty to the class C felony of possession of a controlled substance and the class C felony of domestic assault pursuant to a plea agreement. A third criminal charge pending against Movant was dismissed as part of that agreement. 2 Movant’s sole point on appeal claims his guilty plea was rendered involuntary because his lawyer was ineffective for failing to properly investigate his case before Movant entered his guilty plea. Because Movant absconded from…