Sexton v. State

GARRISON, Judge.

Larry K. Sexton (“Movant”) appeals from the denial of his Rule 24.035 1 motion following an evidentiary hearing. On appeal, Movant alleges that he was entitled to relief because his plea counsel was ineffective for failing to timely follow through on a plea offer from the prosecutor’s office that would have resulted in Movant being sentenced to a shorter period of incarceration. We affirm.

Movant entered an Alford 2 plea of guilty to one count of first-degree assault, in violation of Section 565.050, on March 15, 1999. In exchange for his Alford plea, the State agreed to…