Griffin v. State

DIXON, Judge.

Movant appeals the denial of his 27.26 motion to vacate a guilty plea to the offense of second degree murder. The initial and dispository point on the appeal is the issue of whether the trial court erred in failing to make specific findings of fact and conclusions of law in denying the relief sought.

Movant raises complex factual issues concerning the voluntariness of his plea. The transcript of the evidentiary hearing includes 40 pages of the motion, itself, and 110 pages of transcript which cover the testimony of 7 witnesses, including the movant, and 18 exhibits. Among the many…