Cariaga v. State

JAMES K. PREWITT, Judge.

Alfredo Cariaga (“Appellant”), who entered a plea of guilty to a charge of criminal non-support, appeals from the denial of his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief, following an evidentiary hearing in the Circuit Court of Taney County. Appellant contends that the motion court erred in denying his Rule 24.035 motion *123because his plea counsel was ineffective for failing to investigate Appellant’s “wage garnishment record and lump-sum payment of $610.00,” and that plea counsel “failed to advise him of the defense that he did not knowingly fail to support his…