Kent v. State

PRITCHARD, Judge.

On May 12, 1978, appellant was convicted of the crime of rape and he was thereafter sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. The judgment of conviction was affirmed, State v. Kent 602 S.W.2d 799 (Mo.App.1980).

Appellant had first filed a motion pro se under Rule 27.26 on August 15, 1981, which was amended pro se and by his court-appointed attorney. The court indicated that the motion did not state a claim, denied a hearing, but gave appellant another opportunity to amend. He chose not to amend but to ask for a dismissal of his motion, and it was dismissed without prejudice on…