FINGERS v. STATE

No. 38953.

564 S.W.2d 91 (1978)

Earl FINGERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Defendant-Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, St. Louis District, Division One.

March 21, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Wynne, William E. Johnson, St. Louis, for plaintiff-appellant.

John D. Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Paul Otto, Jefferson City, Terrence J. O'Toole, Asst. Circuit Atty., George A. Peach, Circuit Atty., Edward W. Rogers, James W. McCartney, St. Louis, for defendant-respondent.


SMITH, Judge.

Earl Fingers appeals from the action of the trial court in dismissing without an evidentiary hearing his motion to vacate five guilty pleas. The action of the trial court was upon the motion of the state to dismiss Fingers' Rule 27.26 motion, and followed appointment of counsel and argument of the motion to dismiss. We affirm.

No evidentiary hearing was required unless Fingers' motion met the following requirements: (1) it alleged facts, not...

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