Smith v. State

GEORGE W. DRAPER III, Judge.

Ray Charles Smith (hereinafter, “Mov-ant”) appeals the denial of his Rule 24.035 post-conviction motion without an eviden-tiary hearing. We dismiss Movant’s appeal pursuant to the escape rule.

Movant pleaded guilty to one count of tampering in the first degree pursuant to Section 569.080.1 RSMo (2000). Movant failed to appear for sentencing after being released on bond pending the results of the pre-sentence investigation. A capias warrant was issued for Movant’s arrest on August 28, 2002, and he was apprehended in December 2002. Movant appeared before the trial…