Cooper v. State
Annotate this CaseDefendant pleaded guilty to two counts of stealing property of a value of more than $500. As part of the plea agreement, Cooper waived his right to file any future motion for post-conviction relief under Mo. R. Crim. P. 24.035 in exchange for the State recommending a fifteen-year sentence on each count to run concurrently with a suspended execution of the sentences and a five-year probationary term. The circuit court rendered judgment and sentences in accord with the plea agreement. After Defendant violated the terms of his probation, his fifteen-year sentences were ordered executed. Defendant subsequently filed a Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief, alleging that defense counsel was ineffective. The motion court overruled the motion on the merits. The Supreme Court vacated the motion court's judgment, holding that Defendant knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived his post-conviction rights. Remanded with instructions to dismiss Defendant's post-conviction motion.
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