Legal Opinion
Romell Bates v. State of Missouri
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided February 25, 2014No. ED100153PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT G. DOWD, JR., Judge.
Romell Bates appeals the judgment of the motion court denying his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. Bates argues that his guilty pleas had no factual basis, violated his right to be free from double jeopardy and were involuntary due to ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm.
Bates was charged with robbery in the first degree, assault in the first degree, unlawful use of a weapon, three counts of armed criminal action and two stealing counts. Bates pled guilty to all counts and was sentenced to a total of eighteen…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Morrow v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2000
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