Simpkins v. State

CRIST, Judge.

Movant appeals the denial of his 27.26 motion after an evidentiary hearing. Pursuant to guilty pleas, movant was convicted of three counts of burglary in the second degree, two counts of stealing over $150, and one count of stealing a firearm. He received concurrent fifteen-year sentences for each count. We affirm.

Movant sought to vacate his convictions on the grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel. Following a guilty plea, claims of ineffective assistance of counsel are relevant only if they affect the voluntariness and understanding with which the plea was made. Wagner v.…