Legal Opinion
Butts v. State
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided September 30, 2002No. 24746PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT S. BARNEY, Judge.
John Franklyn Butts (“Movant”) appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Barry County which, after a hearing, denied his postconviction relief motion filed pursuant to Rule 24.035. 1 In his motion, Movant sought to vacate and set aside a previously imposed judgment and sentence of the circuit court. In the underlying criminal case, Movant entered an Alford 2 plea of guilty to first degree child molestation, § 566.067, and was sentenced to five years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. 3 In his sole point on appeal, Movant asseverates that the motion court…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Luleff v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1991
- Sanders v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1991
- State v. OwsleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
- Krider v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2001
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Boyd v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2006
- Chaney v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2007
- DARREN S. SMITH II, Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2014
- Patrick v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2005
- Dick v. Children's Mercy HospitalMissouri Court of Appeals · 2004
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