Opinion
No. 73435.
OPINION FILED: November 24, 1998.
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ST. LOUIS COUNTY, HONORABLE STEVEN H. GOLDMAN, JUDGE.
Rosemary D. McGuire, Public Defender, 1320 Market St., Room 235, St. Louis, MO 63103, for appellant.
Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Attorney General, John M. Morris, Assistant Attorney General, P.O. Box 899, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102, for respondent.
Before James R. Dowd, P.J., Lawrence G. Crahan, J., and Richard B. Teitelman, J.
ORDER
Michael Burke, Movant, appeals the circuit court's judgment denying his Rule 24.035 motion without a hearing. Movant claims his decision to plead guilty was involuntary because neither his counsel nor the court explained to him that he would have to serve 60 percent of his sentence before being eligible for parole.
We have reviewed the briefs of the parties and the record on appeal and conclude the trial court's determination is not clearly erroneous. Rule 24.035(k). An extended opinion would have no precedential value. We have, however, provided a memorandum opinion for the use of the parties only setting forth the reasons for our decision. We affirm the judgment pursuant to Rule 84.16(b).