637 S.W.2d 804 | Mo. Ct. App. | 1982
Movant appeals from the denial of his Rule 27.26 motion to vacate his judgment and conviction. Movant entered pleas of guilty to burglary and stealing and was given concurrent sentences of ten and five years. The trial judge denied his 27.26 motion without an evidentiary hearing. We reverse and remand.
On appeal, movant contends that the court erred in denying him an evidentiary hearing. Our reading of his amended motion and the record before the trial court leads us to conclude he is entitled to an evidentiary hearing on one of his allegations. Movant’s 27.26 motion alleges that he consumed a mind-altering drug, Thorazine, before appearing in court for the guilty plea proceedings. He alleges that his intoxication from the drug hindered his understanding, dulled his mental faculties and caused him to be less able to hear and understand the proceedings.
An evidentiary hearing is required if the motion alleges facts, not conclusions, that warrant relief, that raise matters not refuted by the files and records, and that resulted in prejudice to defendant. Kearns v. State, 583 S.W.2d 748, 750 (Mo. App. 1979). A plea of guilty while under the influence of drugs may render the plea involuntary. Keller v. State, 566 S.W.2d 260, 263 (Mo. App. 1978).
In Kearns v. State, 583 S.W.2d 748, we affirmed a denial of a Rule 27.26 motion with allegations similar to those made in this case, without an evidentiary hearing. In Kearns, however, the trial judge specifically asked the movant whether he was under the influence of any kind of drugs. Id. at 750. Here, no such question was
Reversed and remanded.
