Legal Opinion
Sams v. State
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided November 24, 1998No. 80960PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN C. HOLSTEIN, Judge.
Gregory L. Sams pleaded guilty and was sentenced on two counts of securities fraud. Post-conviction relief under Rule 24.035 was denied. Sams appeals, claiming that the post-conviction court clearly erred in finding that his trial counsel was not ineffective. This Court granted transfer after opinion by the court of appeals. Mo. Const, art. V, sec. 10. The judgment is affirmed.
On July 18, 1995, the state charged Sams with two counts of securities fraud. At that time, Sams was serving a sentence for a prior offense. On July 28,1995, Sams filed a pro se request for a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Sanders v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1987
- Day v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1989
- State v. DeblerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
- State v. KenleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
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3Cited by20 opinions
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