Hartrum v. State

CLEMENS, Judge.

Movant (hereafter “defendant”), having previously pled guilty to second degree murder and receiving a 15-year sentence, filed a motion under Rule 27.26. The trial court denied the motion without an eviden-tiary hearing and defendant has appealed. He now claims error on the ground there should have been an evidentiary hearing to determine whether he pled guilty “under a misapprehension of the nature of the charge.” Defendant also contends the trial court erred by not making specific findings of fact and conclusions of law. These contentions in turn.

The guilty-plea transcript…