Legal Opinion
Blankenship v. State
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided June 20, 2000No. ED 76243PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHARLES B. BLACKMAR, Senior Judge.
The movant was convicted following a jury trial on one count of involuntary manslaughter, section 565.024 RSMo 1994, and two counts of second degree assault, section 565.060 RSMo 1994. The jury recommended maximum sentences of seven years on each count. Trial counsel filed a timely motion for new trial.
Before the date set for hearing on the motion for new trial and sentencing the movant’s trial counsel was indefinitely suspended from practice and he retained another lawyer. The court overruled the motion for new trial and pronounced consecutive sentences…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Sanders v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1987
- Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
- State v. ButlerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
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3Cited by10 opinions
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