Thomas v. State

PARRISH, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from the dismissal of a motion for post-conviction relief brought under Rule 24.035. Robert Lee Thomas (movant) was convicted of the offense of murder in the second degree, § 565.021.1,1 and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of thirty years, §§ 565.021.2 and 558.011.-1(1). His Rule 24.035 motion is directed to that judgment and sentence.

The trial court in which movant’s 24.035 motion was filed (the motion court) dismissed the motion without hearing, concluding that the motion, the files and records in the case conclusively showed that movant was…