Pruitt v. State

MAUS, Judge.

A jury found movant, Gregory Lynn Pruitt, guilty of forcible rape, § 566.030, forcible sodomy, § 566.060, and armed criminal action, § 571.015. On October 31, 1987, he was sentenced to 20 years for rape, 20 years for sodomy, and 10 years for armed criminal action. The sentences were ordered to run consecutively. His convictions were affirmed in State v. Pruitt, 756 S.W.2d 201 (Mo.App.1988). Before June 30,1988, movant filed a motion for postcon-viction relief under Rule 29.15. An eviden-tiary hearing was held and his motion was denied. The movant appeals.

In the underlying trial,…