Woody v. State

KAROHL, Judge.

The issue in this 24.035 proceeding is whether the court had jurisdiction on August 17, 1992, to accept guilty pleas on three felony charges.

In his motion, defendant Billy Woody alleged that on October 1, 1991, he filed a request for final disposition of the indictment pending against him pursuant to § 217.450 RSMo 1994. The request was made while he was in Jefferson City. The facts presented here do not suggest his trial counsel was aware of defendant’s request until after June 6,1992. He alleged he was to be tried before June 6, 1992, and that the prosecuting attorney, defense…