Staten v. State
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the motion court overruling Appellant's Rule 24.035 amended motion seeking to set aside his guilty plea and vacate his judgment and sentence, holding that the motion court's findings of fact and conclusions of law were not clearly erroneous.
Appellant pleaded guilty to first-degree involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action and was sentenced to two consecutive terms of fifteen and twenty-five years' imprisonment. Appellant later filed a pro se Rule 24.035 to vacate, set aside, or correct the judgment and sentence. The motion court granted the motion, set aside Appellant's guilty plea, and reinstated his original charges. Thereafter, Appellant pled guilty to second-degree murder and armed criminal action and was sentenced to concurrent terms of life and thirty years' imprisonment. Appellant then filed a second Rule 24.035 motion. The motion court overruled the motion. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the motion court did not err.
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