Supreme Court of Missouri February 25, 1997, 78924 (Coates v. State)

HOLSTEIN, Justice.

Reginald Coates appeals the denial, without an evidentiary hearing, of his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief. Coates’s primary claim is that his plea of guilty to three felonies was not an informed or voluntary waiver of his rights because his attorney rendered ineffective assistance.