James v. State

CLEMENS, Presiding Judge.

Movant Ulysses Simpson James (hereafter defendant) pled guilty in 1973 to second degree murder and first degree robbery. He was sentenced to two concurrent twen*128ty-year terms, with credit allowed for 321 days he had served while awaiting trial.

Defendant has now appealed denial of his Rule 27.26, VAMR, motion without an evi-dentiary hearing. His motion alleges: (1) his guilty pleas were induced by plea bargaining for a ten-year sentence, (2) he was denied effective assistance of counsel, and (3) the court erred in failing to credit him for three-fourths of the time…