State v. Cowan

SNYDER, Judge.

Appellant pleaded guilty and was convicted of leaving the scene of an accident in violation of §§ 564.450 and 564.460, RSMo 19691 and was sentenced to one year in the St. Louis County jail. Appellant filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea and vacate the sentence. He appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion.

Appellant asserts that the trial court erred in three respects when it denied the motion. First, appellant contends that the trial court did not follow the recommendation of the prosecuting attorney or the Division of Probation and Parole based on plea…