Blakely v. State

CROW, Judge.

On April 1, 1988, pursuant to a plea agreement, Angela Blakely (“movant”) pled guilty to murder in the second degree, § 565.021, RSMo 1986, and was sentenced to thirty years’ imprisonment. Eighty-three days later she commenced the instant proceeding by filing a pro se motion per Rule 24.035, Missouri Rules of Criminal Procedure (19th ed. 1988), to vacate the conviction. The circuit court, after an evi-dentiary hearing, entered comprehensive findings of fact and conclusions of law, and denied relief.

Movant appeals, maintaining the circuit court erred in rejecting her claim that she…