Legal Opinion

Huston v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided September 11, 1984No. 48096PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLEMENS, Senior Judge.

Movant (hereafter defendant) appeals the denial of his second Rule 27.26 motion. Therein he challenges his original conviction on the grounds his previous guilty plea had been involuntary because of inadequate counsel; and also that the second motion court did not make findings of fact and conclusions of law.

Defendant did not call his original trial counsel as a witness on his second motion.

The local public defender diligently represented defendant therein, both in the circuit court and here on appeal. The record shows defendant was intelligent and articulate.

Defendant…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Haynes v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978
  2. State v. BrownSupreme Court of Missouri · 1969
  3. State v. BrownMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Newman v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. Anderson v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. Weeks v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989
  4. Huston v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986

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