Seevers v. State

LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

Seevers appeals denial of his motion for post conviction relief under Rule 27.26 (now repealed). The underlying conviction was for forgery. Seevers was sentenced to seven years as a persistent offender under § 558.016.3, RSMo 1986. State v. Seevers, 742 S.W.2d 214 (Mo.App.1987). His claims for relief are based on denial of credit for jail time spent in Texas and ineffective assistance of counsel.

There was evidence at the criminal trial Seevers presented to a Columbia grocery store a forged $350 check made payable to himself. The check and a photograph of him from the store…