Donaldson v. State
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
STOCKARD, Commissioner.
Charles Monroe Donaldson has appealed from the order overruling his motion, filed pursuant to Rule 27.26, V.A.M.R., to vacate a sentence of 99 years entered September 29, 1947, on a plea of guilty to a charge of rape.
Appellant was represented at his preliminary hearing and in the circuit court by Mr. Russell Mallett, a lawyer with an extensive criminal law practice and who had the reputation of being a “skillful” lawyer.
Appellant’s first point is that his plea of guilty was involuntary because he “was promised by his attorney that if he pled guilty he would get fifteen…
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. MountjoySupreme Court of Missouri · 1967
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- Shoemake v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1971
- Skaggs v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1972
- Russell v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1969
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