ELLIS v. STATE

No. ED 86680.

194 S.W.3d 924 (2006)

Eddie ELLIS, Movant/Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division One.

July 5, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Shaun J. Mackelprang, Assistant Attorney General, Jefferson City, MO, for respondent.

Before MARY K. HOFF, P.J., CLIFFORD H. AHRENS, J., and PATRICIA L. COHEN, J.


ORDER

PER CURIAM.

Movant, Eddie Ellis, appeals from the judgment denying his Rule 24.035 motion without an evidentiary hearing. On appeal, movant argues that his counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to inform him that a life sentence is calculated at thirty years and he would have to serve eighty-five percent of that sentence before being eligible for parole.

The motion court's findings and conclusions are not clearly erroneous...

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