Depriest v. State

Introduction

Gary M, Gaertner, Jr., Judge

David DePriest (Movant) appeals the denial of his motion to vacate his guilty plea under Rule 24.0351 (Rule 24.035 Motion) without an evidentiary hearing. This appeal concerns thé fundamental' constitutional issue of a defendant’s voluntariness in entering a plea of guilty, and the inherent constitutional risks involved when a *497court chooses to accept multiple defendants’ pleas of guilty at -the same time.

Specifically, the Missouri Supreme Court and this Court have admonished the trial court here on multiple occasions that group pleas are disfavored and…