Fernandez-Molina v. State
Missouri Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
Fernandez-Molina appeals.
Standard of Review
We presume a motion court's ruling on a post-conviction motion is correct. Hougardy v. State , 534 S.W.3d 874, 877 (Mo. App. W.D. 2017). "Appellate review of the [motion] court's action on the motion filed under ... Rule 29.15 shall be limited to a determination of whether the findings and conclusions of the [motion] court are clearly erroneous." Rule 29.15(k). "To be clearly erroneous, we must be left with a 'definite and firm impression that a mistake has been made.' " Hougardy , 534 S.W.3d at 877 (quoting McLaughlin v. State , 378 S.W.3d 328, 337…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2013
- McLaughlin v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2012
- White v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
- State v. BrooksSupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
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