Brown v. State

WASSERSTROM, Judge.

Robert Lee Brown appeals from the denial of his 27.26 motion to set aside a 1975 conviction and the sentence of 45 year confinement thereunder. That conviction was entered pursuant to a plea of guilty. Brown’s points on this appeal are that the trial court erred in: (1) finding that his guilty plea was made voluntarily; and (2) denying an evidentiary hearing. Neither point carries persuasion.

Brown claims that his plea was not made voluntarily because he did not understand that the charge against him was under Section 559.180, RSMo 19691 (which was in effect at the time of…