Logan v. State

KAREN KING MITCHELL, Judge.

Blake Logan appeals the motion court’s denial, following an evidentiary hearing, of his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief. Logan claims that post-conviction counsel abandoned him when counsel filed, pursuant to Rule 24.035(e), a statement in lieu of an amended motion and did not raise a claim of prosecutorial vindictiveness. We affirm.

Factual Background

Logan was originally charged in Boone County with the class A felony of second-degree (felony) murder, section 565.021,1 the class A felony of first-degree robbery, section 569.020, and the unclassified…