Bagby v. State

CROW, Presiding Judge.

Edward Lee Bagby (“movant”) appeals from a judgment denying his motion under Rule 24.0351 to vacate his conviction of the class B felony of voluntary manslaughter, § 565.023.1(1), RSMo 1986, for which he was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment. The conviction resulted from a plea of guilty.

Movant’s motion to vacate was denied after an evidentiary hearing. Movant’s brief presents one point, which avers that the denial of relief was clearly erroneous in that movant received ineffective assistance of counsel when the lawyer who represented him at the time he pled guilty…