State v. Bailey

REINHARD, Judge.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of the offenses of second degree burglary, § 569.-170, RSMo 1986, and third degree assault, § 565.070, RSMo 1986. The court sentenced him as a prior and persistent offender to concurrent prison terms of twelve years on the burglary conviction and one year on the assault conviction. After sentencing, movant filed a pro se Rule 29.15 motion. Movant did not appear for sentencing on May 10, 1991, and the motion court invoked the “escape rule” to bar the postconviction relief motion. He appeals his conviction and the denial of his Rule 29.15…