Welch v. State

JAMES EDWARD WELSH, Presiding Judge.

Larry Gene Welch appeals the circuit court’s judgment denying his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief. He claims that the circuit court clearly erred in denying his motion because he proved that he was prejudiced by plea counsel’s erroneously advising him that he would serve only forty to fifty percent of his sentence prior to parole eligibility when, in fact, the statute required him to serve a minimum of eighty-five percent before becoming eligible for parole. We affirm.

Welch was indicted on two counts of involuntary manslaughter and two counts…