State v. Burns

RONALD R. HOLLIGER, Judge.

This case is a retrial of charges of attempted forcible rape, armed criminal action, and first degree assault occurring in 1986. John Burns was originally convicted in 1987 of all charges and the convictions were affirmed. State v. Burns, 759 S.W.2d 288 (Mo.App.1988). Burns was denied federal habeas by the United States District Court but that decision was reversed on appeal to the Eight Circuit Court of Appeals. Bur ns v. Gammon, 173 F.3d 1089 (8th Cir.1999). Ultimately, the convictions were set aside because Burns received ineffective assistance of counsel, and the…