Frost v. State

ROBERT R. WELBORN, Special Judge.

Appeal from denial of relief, without hearing, under Rule 27.26.

On January 7, 1976, Michael Frost entered a plea of guilty to a charge of sale of a controlled substance (heroin) and was sentenced by the Jackson County Circuit Court to eight years’ imprisonment. A second count for a similar offense was dismissed.

On February 16, 1977, Frost filed, pro se, a motion under Rule 27.26 to set aside his conviction, alleging that his counsel failed to investigate his case properly, that counsel promised him a bench probation and dismissal of the second count in return…