Legal Opinion

Woods v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided June 6, 1989No. 55280PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KAROHL, Judge.

Movant appeals denial of post conviction relief under former Rule 27.26 (repealed January 1, 1988). We affirmed a sentence of imprisonment without the possibility of probation or parole for fifty years on the crime of capital murder. Section 565.001 RSMo 1978 (repealed and replaced by § 565.020 RSMo, effective October 1,1984). Movant’s appeal presents four claims of motion court error regarding ineffective assistance of trial counsel.

We note from our opinion on movant’s direct appeal, State v. Woods, 662 S.W.2d 527 (Mo.App.1983), and the legal file and transcript of the motion…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Sanders v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1987
  3. State v. WoodsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. Smith v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986
  5. Amsden v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2017
  2. Scott v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1993
  3. Williams v. RameyDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 2020

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