Berry v. State

REINHARD, Judge.

Movant appeals from the denial of his Rule 27.26 motion after an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.

Movant was convicted of two counts of forcible rape, one count of attempted first-degree robbery, and one count of kidnapping. He was sentenced to a total of 45 years’ imprisonment.1 A brief statement of the facts is set forth in State v. Berry, 679 S.W.2d 868 (Mo.App.1984), wherein we affirmed movant’s convictions on direct appeal.

Movant filed a pro se Rule 27.26 motion, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. The motion court dismissed his motion without an evidentiary hearing…