Legal Opinion

O'Shea v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided June 16, 2009No. SD 29283PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DANIEL E. SCOTT, Presiding Judge.

Appellant (“Movant”) appeals the denial of post-conviction relief from fifteen forgery convictions. 1 His 60-page amended Rule 29.15 motion asserted more than a dozen claims for relief. The motion court, which also had been the trial court, rejected them all after an evidentiary hearing.

Movant raises three points on appeal. Our review is limited to whether the motion court’s findings and conclusions are clearly erroneous. Rule 29.15(k). This means our consideration of the whole record must firmly and definitely persuade us that a mistake was made. The motion…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Rummel v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Worthington v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2005
  3. Cook v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2006
  4. Phillips v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2007
  5. State v. BordersMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Hardy v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2012
  2. McCauley v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2012
  3. Mayes v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2011
  4. Stewart v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2012
  5. Brandon v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2011

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