ROBERT DAVID NELSON, Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent

Robert David Nelson (“Movant”) appeals the motion court’s order denying his Rule 29.15 post-conviction motion without conducting an evidentiary hearing. 1 Mov-ant, who claims his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to call certain witnesses at trial, asserts he was entitled to an evi-dentiary hearing on his claim because: (1) he pleaded factual allegations that, if proven, would warrant relief; and (2) the pleaded factual allegations were not refuted by the record. Because Movant failed to satisfy the second requirement, we affirm.

Facts and Procedural Background

A jury found Movant…