Stallings v. State

CRIST, Judge.

Movant appeals the denial after an evi-dentiary hearing of his Rule 29.15 motion. We affirm.

Movant was convicted by a jury of burglary in the second degree. Movant was found to be a class X offender. Prior to sentencing, post-trial plea negotiations took place. The prosecutor recommended a ten-year sentence. The court accepted the State’s recommendation. At the sentencing, movant testified he did not want to appeal his conviction.

On July 27, 1988, movant filed his Rule 29.15 motion alleging a Batson challenge to his jury panel and ineffective assistance of counsel. On December…