Bockover v. State

CROW, Judge.

Leroy Gordon Bockover (“movant”) appeals from a judgment denying — after an evidentiary hearing — his motion per Rule 24.035, Missouri Rules of Criminal Procedure (19th ed. 1988), to vacate his conviction of murder in the second degree, § 565.021.1, RSMo 1986, and sentence of life imprisonment. The conviction resulted from a plea of guilty.

Movant’s brief presents two points: (1) the lawyer who represented him when he pled guilty (“plea counsel”) rendered ineffective assistance, and (2) the lawyer who represented him in the circuit court in this 24.035 proceeding (“motion counsel”)…