Nelson v. State

BILLINGS, Judge.

Appeal by Johnny Nelson from the denial by the Circuit Court of New Madrid County of his Rule 27.26, V.A.M.R., motion to vacate judgment and sentence.

Appellant, presently serving a ten-year sentence in the custody of the Department of Corrections on his plea of guilty to murder in the second degree [§ 559.020, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S.], sought post-conviction relief on the grounds his plea was unconstitutionally tainted and he had ineffective assistance of counsel at his plea and subsequent parole revocation hearing. Following an evidentiary hearing the trial court entered findings…