Gill v. State

Gill appeals the dismissal of his Rule 27.26 motion without an evidentiary hearing. The judgment is reversed.

Following his guilty plea, Gill was convicted of second degree burglary and sentenced as a persistent offender to fifteen years imprisonment. He subsequently filed a Rule 27.26 motion seeking post-conviction relief primarily on the grounds that counsel was ineffective in failing to pursue the viable defense of entrapment, despite Gill’s request that he do so, and in thus consequently encouraging Gill to plead guilty to the illegal charge.

Counsel was appointed to represent Gill and the…