Thurston v. State

CARL R. GAERTNER, Judge.

Movant appeals from the denial after an evidentiary hearing of his Rule 29.15 post-conviction relief motion. Movant was convicted by a jury of attempted robbery in the first degree, armed criminal action, and assault in the second degree. He was sentenced as a prior offender to fifteen years, life, and five years to run consecutively on the respective counts. We affirmed mov- ant’s conviction on direct appeal in State v. Thurston, 735 S.W.2d 108 (Mo.App.1987).

The standard of review for a Rule 29.15 motion is limited to determining whether the motion court’s findings,…