Mortez Cleaves v. State of Missouri

In the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District DIVISION TWO MORTEZ CLEAVES, ) No. ED109120 ) Movant/Appellant, ) ) Appeal from the Circuit Court ) of Cape Girardeau County vs. ) Cause No. 19CG-CC00004 ) STATE OF MISSOURI, ) Honorable Gary A. Kamp ) Defendant/Respondent. ) Filed: July 20, 2021 OPINION Introduction Movant and Appellant Mortez Cleaves appeals the motion court judgment denying his amended Rule 24.035 motion without an evidentiary hearing. Movant raises two points. In Point I, Movant argues that the motion court failed to conduct an independent inquiry to address whether Movant…