BRANDON W. STARK, Movant- Missouri Cases

Brandon W. Stark filed a Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief after pleading guilty to multiple charges, including felonies and misdemeanors, and receiving consecutive sentences. The motion court granted relief, finding his guilty plea was not knowing, intelligent, and voluntary due to an involuntary waiver of counsel. On appeal, the State challenged the motion court's findings and its authority to grant relief for misdemeanors. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment, concluding that Stark's waiver of counsel was involuntary and the State's challenge to the misdemeanor relief was unpreserved.