Harris v. State

Tiffany Harris (Harris) was charged by indictment with violating § 570.030 by stealing a laptop worth at least $500.1 On May 19, 2016, she pled guilty to that offense. That same day, she received a five-year sentence. On August 23, 2016, our Supreme Court decided State v. Bazell , 497 S.W.3d 263 (Mo. banc 2016), which held that the plain language of § 570.030 did not allow the offense of stealing to be enhanced to a felony. Id . at 266-67.

Harris filed a timely pro se motion requesting post-conviction relief, and appointed counsel filed a timely amended motion.2 The amended motion alleged that…