Malcolm Couch v. State of Missouri

In the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District DIVISION FOUR MALCOLM COUCH, ) No. ED108008 ) Appellant, ) Appeal from the Circuit Court of ) St. Louis County vs. ) ) Honorable David L. Vincent III STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent. ) Filed: October 27, 2020 Introduction Malcolm Couch (“Movant”) appeals the denial of his Rule 24.0351 motion for post- conviction relief after an evidentiary hearing. Movant pled guilty to six counts of unlawful merchandising practices in violation of section 407.020.2 He was sentenced as a prior and persistent offender to consecutive terms of three years’…