Opinion
No. ED 73806
Filed: October 12, 1999
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, Honorable Timothy J. Wilson
Christopher Ewing, Mineral Point, pro se.
Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon; Attorney General, Breck K. Burgess, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.
Before CRANDALL, P.J. and KAROHL, J. and HOFF, J.
ORDER
Christopher Ewing (Movant) appeals from the motion court's judgment denying his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. Movant argues he was denied effective assistance of counsel because (1) he was abandoned by appellate post-conviction counsel and (2) his plea was entered involuntarily.
We have reviewed the briefs of the parties, the legal file, and the record on appeal and find the claims of error to be without merit. The motion court's findings and conclusions are not clearly erroneous. Rule 24.035(k). An extended opinion reciting the detailed facts and restating the principles of law would have no jurisprudential value. Judgment affirmed in accordance with Rule 84.16(b).