Moore v. State

DANIEL E. SCOTT, Judge.

We affirm the motion court’s refusal to reopen appellant’s 10-year-old post-conviction (PCR) proceeding.

Procedural Background

Appellant faced first-degree murder and related charges in January 1994, with the state seeking the death penalty. Pursuant to a plea bargain, he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and armed criminal action, and received consecutive terms of life (with possibility of parole) and 25 years. He then filed a pro se Rule 24.035 motion seeking to set aside his plea and conviction.

Appointed PCR counsel, after a time extension, waived an amended…