Avilla v. State

BILLINGS, Presiding Judge.

Charles Anthony Avilla, serving a 20-year sentence for first degree assault, filed a postconviction motion under Rule 27.26, V.A.M.R., contending his attorney was ineffective in connection with his 1979 guilty plea and his plea was involuntary. An evi-dentiary hearing was held and movant denied relief. This appeal followed. We affirm.

The experienced trial judge that presided at the evidentiary hearing incorporated his findings of fact and conclusions of law in a memorandum opinion as follows:

“Movant and the juvenile committed an armed robbery at a service station in…