Clark v. State

CRIST, Judge.

Movant appeals the denial, without an evidentiary hearing, of his Rule 27.26 motion. We affirm.

On February 25, 1980, movant entered pleas of guilty on, and was convicted of, *829three counts of rape, one count of sodomy, and three counts of burglary. In 1984, he filed a Rule 27.26 motion, alleging his guilty pleas were rendered involuntary by ineffective assistance of counsel. Specifically, movant alleged counsel failed to investigate the circumstances surrounding movant’s confession, threatened movant with a sentence of 100 years if he went to trial, and did not desire to try the…