Richard Long v. State of Missouri

OPINION

GLENN A. NORTON, Judge.

Richard Long appeals the judgment denying his Rule 24.035 1 motion for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Long was charged with one count of second-degree drug trafficking (“Count I”) and five counts of unlawful possession of a firearm (“Counts II-VI”) following the execution of a search warrant based on probable cause to believe crack cocaine was located at Long’s residence. The application for the search warrant included an affidavit in which Detective Brett Farnam informed the court, in relevant part, that during a…