Hassler v. State

DOWD, Presiding Judge.

Movant appeals the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion without an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.

Movant was convicted of three counts of rape in 1984 and sentenced to three consecutive eight year sentences. This court affirmed movant’s conviction upon direct appeal in State v. Hassler, 690 S.W.2d 178 (Mo.App.1985). On February 5, 1988, mov-ant filed a pro se motion for post-conviction relief. The motion was labeled as a former Rule 27.26 motion (repealed 1987), but was correctly treated as a Rule 29.15 motion. Rule 29.15(m). The court appointed a public defender to represent…