Plant v. State

GARY M. GAERTNER, Presiding Judge.

Movant, Robert Plant, appeals from the denial of his Rule 27.26 motion after an evidentiary hearing. Movant was convicted by a jury of second degree burglary, RSMo § 569.170 (1986) and stealing, RSMo § 570.030 (1986). Movant was sentenced as a persistent offender to two consecutive fifteen year terms. This court affirmed his convictions on appeal. State v. Plant, 691 S.W.2d 1 (Mo.App., E.D.1985). In this appeal movant alleges that the motion court erred in not finding ineffective assistance of counsel.

Initially, we note the standard of review employed in…