Jackson v. State

GARY M. GAERTNER, Presiding Judge.

Movant Orville Jackson appeals from the dismissal of his Rule 27.26 motion without an evidentiary hearing. Movant was convicted in a jury-waived trial of possession of heroin, a Schedule I controlled substance. RSMo § 195.020 (1986). He was sentenced as a persistent offender to fourteen years imprisonment. This court affirmed the conviction on direct appeal. State v. Jackson, 686 S.W.2d 21 (Mo.App., E.D.1984). On this appeal movant argues that the court erred in dismissing his motion in that his Rule 27.26 counsel failed to amend movant’s pro se motion and to…