Schleeper v. State

WILLIAM RAY PRICE, Jr., Judge.

This ease involves the construction of section 547.360 under which appellants have each filed a second motion for post-conviction relief. Each appellant had previously sought relief, unsuccessfully, pursuant to Rule 29.15 or its predecessor Rule 27.26. Because we conclude that section 547.360 does not provide a second procedure independent of Rule 27.26 or Rule 29.15, we affirm the trial courts’ judgments denying relief.

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Neil Schleeper was convicted of assault and armed criminal action and sentenced to two consecutive sentences of 25, years. On August 2, 1989,…