Daniels v. State

WILLIAM J. MARSH, Special Judge.

Steven Gail Daniels was jury-convicted of second degree burglary. The jury recommended a punishment of 90 days’ confinement in the county jail, but the trial court, after finding Daniels to be a persistent offender, sentenced him to 12 years’ imprisonment. After direct appeal, the judgment and sentence of the trial court were affirmed. State v. Daniels, 629 S.W.2d 627 (Mo.App.1982).

After confinement, Daniels filed a pro se Rule 27.261 motion seeking to have his conviction and sentence vacated. The motion court, after making written findings of fact and…