Novak v. State

GARY M. GAERTNER, Presiding Judge.

Appellant, Kenneth J. Novak, appeals from the denial of his Rule 27.26 motion after an evidentiary hearing. Appellant was convicted in a bench tried case of one count of kidnapping, one count of stealing and two misdemeanors; tampering with a witness and violating an order of full protection. In order to understand the nature of appellant’s postconviction claims, a brief procedural overview is necessary.

Appellant was sentenced on February 2, 1982, to six months imprisonment on the tampering charge and was sentenced to fifteen days for violating the protective…