Carlos Roberts, Movant/Appellant v. State of Missouri

Philip M, Hess, Presiding Judge

Introduction

Carlos Roberts (Movant) appeals the judgment of the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis denying his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief without an evi-dentiary hearing. In his sole point relied on, Movant claims that the motion court clearly erred by denying his motion without an evidentiary hearing because he alleged unrefuted facts that he was denied effective assistance of appellate counsel. Specifically, Movant alleges that appellate counsel unreasonably failed to claim on direct appeal that the trial court erred by refusing to…