BIVENS v. STATE

No. ED 77161.

37 S.W.3d 395 (2001)

John BIVENS, Movant-Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Four.

February 6, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa M. Stroup, Asst. Public Defender, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Karen L. Kramer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, MO, for respondent.


MOONEY, Presiding Judge.

John Bivens ("Movant"), appeals the motion court's denial of his Rule 24.035 motion for postconviction relief after an evidentiary hearing because Movant's trial counsel was ineffective in that he failed to advise Movant of the consequences of rejecting the State's plea offer. We affirm.

In July of 1998, the State charged Movant with eight counts of second-degree burglary, section 569.170 RSMo. (1994). In November of 1998, the State...

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