Marlatt v. State

KAROHL, Presiding Judge.

Karen Marlatt appeals from the denial, after an evidentiary hearing, of her Rule 27.26 motion attacking a ten-year sentence she received after pleading guilty to the charge of selling a controlled substance in violation of § 195.020, RSMo 1978. 1 We affirm.

On May 19, 1980, a jury found appellant guilty of selling a controlled substance, marijuana, and recommended a fifteen-year sentence. On July 22, 1980, prior to sentencing on the jury verdict, appellant pleaded guilty to a second similar charge and was sentenced by the court to serve ten years. Three days later she…