Markel Vasquez Missouri Cases

Markel Vasquez appealed the motion court's denial of his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. Vasquez claimed his plea counsel misadvised him that he would not serve a prison sentence if his probation, granted after a guilty plea to robbery, was revoked. The motion court denied relief, finding Vasquez's claim refuted by the record and his testimony not credible. The appellate court affirmed, holding that a post-revocation prison term is a collateral consequence of a guilty plea, and the record did not support the claim of affirmative misadvice by counsel.