Burgin v. State

Arthur Burgin appeals the denial of his postconviction Rule 29.15 motion. He contends that the motion court failed to make sufficient findings of fact and conclusions of law and that it erred in declaring his amended motion untimely filed.

The judgment of the motion court is affirmed, but the cause is remanded for the limited purpose of correcting the trial court’s judgment of conviction and sentence.

Mr. Burgin was convicted of one count of rape (§ 566.030, RSMo 1978). He was sentenced as a persistent sexual offender to thirty years imprisonment without probation or parole. His conviction and…