Larry E. Johnson v. State of Missouri

Larry E. Johnson appeals the circuit court’s judgment denying his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief after an evidentiary hearing. Johnson pleaded guilty to the class B felony of driving while intoxicated. In this appeal, Johnson contends that his plea counsel was ineffective for failing to inform him that he would be subject to a 40 percent mandatory minimum prison term before becoming eligible for parole. Johnson claims that, but for counsel’s failure to advise him of the 40 percent mandatory minimum, he would not have pleaded guilty but would have insisted on his constitutional…