Wilson v. State

CROW, Chief Judge.

Bruce Wilson (“movant”) brought a proceeding under Rule 27.26, Missouri Rules of Criminal Procedure (17th ed. 1986),1 to vacate his conviction of two counts of passing a bad check, § 570.120, RSMo 1978, for which he was sentenced to consecutive four-year terms of imprisonment. The circuit court, henceforth referred to as “the motion court,” denied relief without an evi-dentiary hearing. Movant appeals.

Movant commenced the 27.26 proceeding by filing a pro se motion. With the aid of counsel, an amended motion and a second amended motion were filed. We set forth hereunder,…