Turpin v. State

THOMAS H. NEWTON, Judge.

Mr. Wade A. Turpin pled guilty to several criminal charges and was sentenced to twenty years of imprisonment. Subsequently, Mr. Turpin filed a Rule 24.035 post-conviction relief motion, which was denied for being untimely. 1 Thereafter, he filed a second Rule 24.035 post-conviction relief motion on August 22, 2005, which the motion court denied.

Mr. Turpin appeals the motion court’s ruling on the second Rule 24.035 post-conviction relief motion. The State urges dismissal of the appeal because the motion was successive.

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