Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Jul 20, 2018
ROBERT W. BERRY, Appellant, vs. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent.
Robert W. Berry appealed the motion court's denial of his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief after an evidentiary hearing. Berry argued that his guilty pleas were involuntary because his plea counsel allegedly failed to fully investigate his self-defense claim. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment, deferring to its credibility determinations and concluding that Berry failed to demonstrate that the motion court clearly erred in rejecting his claims.