Dinkins v. State

REINHARD, Judge.

Movant appeals the denial of his Rule 27.26 motion after an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.

Movant pled guilty to capital murder and the trial court sentenced him to life imprisonment without possibility of probation or parole for 50 years. The plea was entered after four days of voir dire. At the plea hearing, the state recited the following evidence: In August 1981 police responded to a reported disturbance at a residence on Union in St. Louis City; the police found movant inside, and movant told them he had been attacked with a knife by a man who escaped out the back door of…