Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Aug 18, 2020
Darion Polk vs. State of Missouri
Darion Polk appealed the denial of his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief, claiming ineffective assistance of counsel during his guilty plea to robbery and armed criminal action charges. Polk alleged his trial counsel coerced him into pleading guilty by providing misleading information. The motion court found trial counsel credible and denied relief. The appellate court affirmed, holding that Polk waived his refined claim of ineffective assistance by not asserting it in his amended post-conviction motion.