Polys v. State

GARY M. GAERTNER, Presiding Judge.

Movant, Paul Henry Polys, (hereinafter defendant) appeals from the denial, after an evidentiary hearing, of a Rule 27.26 motion.

Defendant was fifteen years old at the time of his arrest. He was certified to the Circuit Court to be tried as an adult under the general law. Defendant entered guilty pleas and was sentenced to concurrent terms of fifteen years for second degree murder and ten years for assault with intent to kill with malice.

On appeal, defendant alleges ineffective assistance of counsel, a constitutional right to be informed of a bench trial, and…