Goodson v. State

CRANDALL, Presiding Judge.

Movant, Chester Goodson, appeals from the denial of his Rule 27.26 motion (repealed January 1, 1988) without an eviden-tiary hearing. Movant previously pleaded guilty to possession of a schedule II controlled substance, forgery, driving while intoxicated, and two counts of driving with a suspended or revoked license. He received concurrent sentences for a total term of five years. We affirm.

Movant first alleges the trial court abused its discretion in denying his request for a bench trial. Rule 27.01(b) allows a defendant in a criminal case to waive a trial by jury,…