State v. Madani

CROW, Judge.

A jury found Appellant, Said A. Madani, guilty of the class D felony of passing a bad check, § 570.120, RSMo 1986,1 and assessed punishment at six months’ imprisonment in jail and a fíne in an amount to be determined by the trial court. The trial court entered judgment in accordance with the verdict, imposing a $1,000 fíne. Appellant brings appeal 18401 from that judgment.

While that appeal was pending, Appellant filed a motion to vacate the judgment and sentence per Rule 29.15.2 Appellant failed to appear in the motion court for an evidentiary hearing,3 whereupon the motion court…