Legal Opinion
Melvin Huffman v. State of Missouri
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided July 12, 2016No. ED103299PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLisa P. Page, Judge
Melvin Huffman (“Movant”) appeals the judgment of the motion court denying his Rule 29.15 post-conviction motion without an evidentiary hearing. We reverse and remand because Movant’s amended motion was untimely filed and the motion court did not conduct an independent abandonment inquiry.
BACKGROUND
After a jury trial, Movant was convicted of one count of statutory sodomy in the first degree. Movant’s conviction and sentence were affirmed on appeal. See, generally, State v. Huffman, 445 S.W.3d 76 (Mo.App.E.D.2014). This court issued a mandate on October 30,2014.
On January 27, 2015, Movant…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Charles K. Moore v. State of MissouriSupreme Court of Missouri · 2015
- Gehrke v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2009
- John Childers v. State of MissouriMissouri Court of Appeals · 2015
- Eastburn v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2013
- Crenshaw v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2008
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Terrance T. Norman, Movant/Appellant v. State of MissouriMissouri Court of Appeals · 2017
- Paul C. White, Movant/Appellant v. State of MissouriMissouri Court of Appeals · 2016
- White v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2018
- BILLIE J. BORSCHNACK, Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-RespondentMissouri Court of Appeals · 2020
- Brian M. Martin v. State of MissouriMissouri Court of Appeals · 2020
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