Legal Opinion
Toney v. State
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 11, 1989No. 54439PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL R. GAERTNER, Judge.
On April 8, 1983 a jury found movant, Steven L. Toney, guilty of forcible rape and forcible sodomy. On May 13,1983 the late Judge James Ruddy, having found movant to be a persistent and dangerous offender, sentenced him to two consecutive life sentences. This judgment was affirmed by this court, State v. Toney, 680 S.W.2d 268 (Mo.App.1984).
On August 23, 1985 movant filed a pro se motion to vacate pursuant to Rule 27.26. This motion, together with amendments filed over several months, asserted five grounds for relief: 1) He received ineffective assistance of counsel due…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Griffith v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Sanders v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1987
- Richardson v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Steven L. Toney v. James A. Gammon Jeremiah (Jay) W. NixonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
- State v. HardinSupreme Court of Missouri · 2014
- State v. WilliamsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992
- DeBold v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989
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