Aaron Hecker v. State of Missouri

Summary

The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court’s denial of Aaron Hecker’s Rule 24.035 post‑conviction relief motion. The Court held that counsel’s performance at both the guilty‑plea and sentencing stages did not violate the Strickland ineffective‑assistance standard because Hecker failed to show a factual basis that he was incompetent at those times. Accordingly, no relief was warranted.