Smith v. State

PUDLOWSKI, Judge.

Appellant Joseph Smith was convicted of first degree robbery by a jury in the circuit court of Cape Girardeau County. He was sentenced to thirty years in the Missouri Department of Corrections as a persistent offender. The conviction was affirmed by this court in State v. Smith, 650 S.W.2d 5 (Mo.App.1983).

Appellant filed a pro se motion under Rule 27.26 to vacate the sentence and judgment, and his appointed counsel filed an amended motion. The circuit court entered findings of fact, conclusions of law, and judgment denying appellant’s motion for an evidentiary hearing.…