Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Thomas v. Neill
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided August 19, 2008No. ED 91569PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOKER T. SHAW, Presiding Judge.
Relator Tommy Thomas filed a petition for writ of mandamus seeking to compel the Honorable Margaret Neill, Judge of the 22nd Circuit Court (Respondent), to hold an evidentiary hearing on Relator’s claim of abandonment of post-conviction counsel. Respondent concurs. Peremptory writ issued.
In 2005, Thomas was convicted of first-degree assault and armed criminal action and sentenced to 10 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. This court affirmed the judgment in State v. Thomas, 204 S.W.3d 687 (MoApp. E.D. 2006). Thomas filed a motion for post-conviction…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Barnett v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2003
- Pope v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2002
- State Ex Rel. Joyce v. BakerMissouri Court of Appeals · 2004
- State v. ThomasMissouri Court of Appeals · 2006
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