Fultz v. State, 2003 Mo. App. 1737 (Mo. App. 11/4/2003), WD 62329.

• Decision Date: 04 November 2003
• Docket Number: WD 62329.
• Parties: Timothy K. Fultz, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.
• Court: Missouri Court of Appeals

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2003 Mo. App. 1737

Timothy K. Fultz, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.

WD 62329.

Court of Appeals of Missouri, Western District.

Filed November 4, 2003.

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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Lafayette County. The Honorable Dennis Allen Rolf, Judge.

Susan Lynn Hogan, Appellate Defender, Kansas City, MO, joins on the briefs for appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Attorney General, for Respondent, John M. Morris, III, Asst. Attorney General, Jefferson City, joins on the briefs for Respondent.

Before James M. Smart, Jr., P.J., Robert G. Ulrich, and Lisa White Hardwick, JJ.

Order

Per Curiam:

Timothy K. Fultz appeals the denial of his Rule 24.035 motion without a hearing. Fultz sought to vacate his conviction for two counts of sodomy in the first degree, § 566.062, RSMo 2000. In his motion for post-conviction relief, Fultz charged his attorney with ineffective assistance for misleading him into pleading guilty. Fultz argued, therefore, that his guilty pleas were not knowing, intelligent, and voluntary. Having carefully considered the contentions on appeal, we find no grounds for reversing the decision. Publication of a formal opinion would not serve jurisprudential purposes or add to understanding of existing law. The judgment is affirmed.