Slaughter v. State

PARRISH, Judge.

Ryan Andy Slaughter (hereafter referred to as “appellant”) was charged with and convicted of burglary in the first degree. § 569.160, RSMo 1986. Appellant pleaded guilty to the offense charged. This is an appeal from his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief. The trial court denied relief. This court affirms.

Appellant contends that he received ineffective assistance of counsel in violation of the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and in violation of Art. I, § 18(a), Missouri Constitution. Appellant claims that his trial counsel failed to…