Evan Lockhart v. State of Missouri

ROBERT G. DOWD, JR., Presiding Judge

Evan Lockhart (“Movant”) appeals from the judgment of the motion court denying his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary- hearing. Movant argues the motion court clearly erred in denying his motion because his guilty plea to the charged crimes lacked a factual basis. We find the motion court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law are not clearly erroneous and affirm.

Movant and his brother stole a car from a person in. the City of .St. Louis. They drove that car until it ran out of gas near Highway 70 in Jennings. Movant and…