Simpson v. State

CRIST, Judge.

Movant has appealed the denial of his Rule 27.26 motion without an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.

On August 18, 1978, movant pleaded guilty to two counts of bombing and was sentenced to concurrent terms of thirteen years on each count. Movant maintains that he was entitled to an evidentiary hearing on his Rule 27.26 motion due to ineffective assistance of counsel and because his guilty plea was involuntary. Basically, movant’s motion alleged the following as grounds for relief:

1. Ineffective assistance of counsel:

(A) Counsel failed to fully protect appellant’s rights during the…