Flint v. State

DANIEL E. SCOTT, Chief Judge.

Following his release from a 40-year sentence for robbery in Arkansas, Anthony Flint came to Missouri, robbed a payday loan office, and shot a patron in the process. Quickly apprehended, Flint gave police a videotaped confession and was charged with first-degree robbery, first-degree assault, and two counts of armed criminal action.

Per a plea bargain to reduce one charge and dismiss another, Flint appeared with counsel and announced his intent to plead guilty. The plea court read Counts I, II, and III of the amended information and asked Flint if he understood…