Bates v. State

Joe Bates (movant) appeals the denial of his Rule 24.035 motion following an eviden-tiary hearing before the Circuit Court of Oregon County, Missouri. His post-conviction motion was directed to convictions, based on his pleas of guilty, on two charges of the class B felony of sale of more than 5 grams of marijuana, a controlled substance. § 195.211.1

Movant contends the motion court erred in denying his Rule 24.035 motion because his pleas of guilty were involuntarily entered; that they were erroneously based on an assurance by the attorney who represented him in his criminal case that he…