Burroughs v. State

This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court of St. Louis County denying appellant, Robert Gene Burrough’s, motion to vacate sentence filed pursuant to Rule *16829.15 without an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.

Movant’s pro se 29,15 motion was filed on June 17, 1988. In his motion he alleged that his counsel (a) did not advise him of his constitutional rights under the Fifth Amendment before “taking the stand in his own behalf,” (b) allowed the state to present evidence of other uncharged crimes, and (c) prejudicially permitted him to answer questions, regarding uncharged crimes on…