Ainsworth v. State

CROW, Presiding Judge.

Pursuant to a plea agreement, Appellant pled guilty to a felony and received a ten-year prison sentence. He thereafter commenced this proceeding under Rule 24.0351 to vacate the judgment and sentence. The motion court denied relief after an evidentia-ry hearing. This appeal followed.

Appellant’s sole point relied on avers the motion court erred in denying relief in that Appellant received ineffective assistance from the lawyer who represented him when he pled guilty (“plea counsel”). Appellant maintains plea counsel was derelict in “[waiving] Appellant’s right to a…