Starr v. State

CROW, Presiding Judge.

Ricky Starr (“movant”) appeals from the denial of his motion per Rule 27.26, Missouri Rules of Criminal Procedure (17th ed. 1986), to vacate his conviction of murder in the second degree and 25-year prison sentence. The conviction, a result of trial by jury, was affirmed on direct appeal. State v. Starr, 676 S.W.2d 311 (Mo.App.1984).

Movant’s 27.26 motion was denied by the circuit court (“the hearing court”) after an evidentiary hearing. In this appeal movant presents one point relied on; it reads:

“The hearing court clearly erred in denying appellant’s motion for…