Baldwin v. State
Baldwin v. State
Opinion of the Court
Movant Dennis J. Baldwin (hereafter “defendant”) has appealed the summary denial of his Rule 27.26 motion for post-conviction relief. We affirm. He now contends the trial court erred by denying his motion without granting him an evidentia-ry hearing and appointing counsel.
Defendant, as a second offender, was tried for burglary and a hung jury was declared. He then changed his plea to guilty and the court sentenced him to four years’ imprisonment. (At all times defendant had been free on bond and represented by private counsel.) After conviction defendant filed his pro se motion for post-conviction relief, the subject of this appeal.
Defendant’s alleged basis for relief is that his guilty plea was involuntary because he was mentally ill and under the influence of medication. We find the guilty plea record refutes these allegations and warranted denial of his Rule 27.26 motion.
We summarize the guilty plea record, with emphasis on defendant’s present con
Defendant’s present complaints relate to conditions of which he was aware when he pleaded guilty and therefore are ineffective now. Weaver v. State, 520 S.W.2d 640,1. c. 643 (Mo.App. 1975). The record shows defendant’s guilty plea was made voluntarily and understandably and this warranted the summary denial of his motion. Colbert v. State, 486 S.W.2d 219[2] (Mo. 1972); Pauley v. State, 487 S.W.2d 565[1-3] (Mo. 1972).
Judgment affirmed.
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