COFFMAN v. STATE

No. 52809.

740 S.W.2d 250 (1987)

Larry COFFMAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division One.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied October 21, 1987.

Application to Transfer Denied December 15, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janis Caroline Good, Dave Hemingway, St. Louis, for appellant.

William L. Webster, Atty. Gen., Jeffrey Philip Dix, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.


CRIST, Judge.

Movant appeals from the denial of his Rule 27.26 motion after an evidentiary hearing. Movant had been sentenced to three consecutive five-year terms after having pled guilty to three counts of sodomy. We affirm.

Movant claims his guilty pleas were involuntary because he did not understand the meaning of the word "consecutive," and believed the terms would be served concurrently for a total of only five years to be actually served. We find the...

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