Hogan v. State

HOLSTEIN, Chief Judge.

Appellant Steven Hogan (movant) was convicted in Jasper County pursuant to a jury verdict of selling marijuana, § 195.020, RSMo 1978, and thereafter sentenced to nine years in the penitentiary, § 195.200.1(4), RSMo 1978. Although a notice of appeal was filed, the appeal was dismissed on February 24, 1982.

On June 15, 1987, movant filed a pro se Rule 27.261 motion seeking to have the conviction set aside. In the motion, he complained that his attorney in the underlying criminal case was ineffective because the attorney failed to file an appeal and “never told me about the…