Choate v. State

Movant filed a motion under Supreme Court Rule 27.26, seeking to have his conviction of forgery, following a guilty plea, set aside. Following an evidentiary hearing, the trial court denied the motion and movant appealed.

Movant requested oral argument in this court. When the matter was fully briefed we reviewed the record and the briefs and determined that oral argument would not be beneficial. Argument was denied and the case determined as if submitted on briefs. See this district’s Special Rule 1(e), Mo.Rules of Court 453 (14th ed. 1983).

Before sentencing, movant asked the trial court to…