McKown v. State

THOMAS H. NEWTON, Judge.

In 1980, Rodney McKown pled guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison. In 1983, Mr. McKown instituted an action to repudiate his prior plea of guilty to first-degree murder and to set aside the conviction and sentence; the motion court denied it. McKown v. State, 682 S.W.2d 38, 39 (Mo.App. W.D.1984). On appeal, this court affirmed the motion court’s ruling that defense counsel did not improperly coerce defendant into pleading guilty to first-degree murder and foregoing a jury trial. Id. at 41. Mr. McKown’s requests for parole were denied in…