Conger v. State

PATRICIA L. COHEN, Presiding Judge.

Introduction

Jason Conger (Movant) appeals the judgment of the Circuit Court of St. Charles County denying his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. Movant asserts that the motion court clearly erred in denying him an evidentiary hearing to consider his claim that he received ineffective assistance of counsel because: (1) plea counsel’s desire to obtain payment for her legal services at trial conflicted with Movant’s interest in going to trial; and (2) plea counsel failed to investigate a defense based on involuntary…