Chalk v. State

ORDER

James Chalk (Movant) was convicted of first degree murder, Section 565.020, RSMol994, and armed criminal action, Section 571.015, RSMol994, and sentenced to concurrent terms of life imprisonment without parole and thirty years, respectively. Movant filed a Rule 29.15 motion for postconviction relief, but did not file an affidavit of indigency. He now appeals from the motion court’s judgment denying his motion, arguing that the motion court erred in ruling on his pro se motion without appointing counsel for him and erred in denying his Rule 75.01 motion.

We have reviewed the briefs of the…