Legal Opinion
Eldridge v. State
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided December 6, 1979No. 61320PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINS, Judge.
Appeal from denial after evidentiary hearing of motion under Rule 27.26 to vacate judgment and sentences entered upon convictions on three counts of robbery, first degree, with a dangerous and deadly weapon. 1 The appeal was transferred from the Court of Appeals, Eastern District, after opinion, to apply the appropriate standard to the charge of ineffective assistance of counsel. Affirmed.
Appellant contends he was denied effective assistance of counsel in that his attorney failed to call certain alibi witnesses, and failed to discover police reports relating to a look-alike who…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Roger Lee McQueen v. Harold R. Swenson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Seales v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1979
- Crosswhite v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
- Sanford Thomas v. Donald WyrickCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Roy C. Reynolds v. James Mabry, Commissioner, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by28 opinions
- State v. TurnerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1981
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1995
- William Eldridge v. Carolyn Atkins, Administrator, State Board of Probation & Parole, and Attorney General of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Phillips v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982
- Careaga v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
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