Hicks v. State

REINBARD, Presiding Judge.

Movant appeals the denial of his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. We reverse and remand.

On August 30, 1994, movant entered an Alford,1 plea to possession of a controlled substance in a correctional institution, § 217.360, RSMo Supp.1992. The prosecutor stated that the evidence would have shown that on October 10, 1993, a correctional officer strip-searched movant following movant’s meeting with a visitor and discovered three balloons containing marijuana. Pursuant to the terms of a plea agreement, the court sentenced…