Legal Opinion

State v. Kitchin

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided March 11, 1957No. 45797PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EAGER, Presiding Judge.

The present appeal is from an order refusing to vacate the judgments and sentences in two criminal causes and dismissing defendant’s motion, which was filed under our Rule 27.26, 42 V.A.M.S. The matter will be reviewed de novo here. Rule 28.05. The order in question was made upon a review of the motion, the files and the records, and without hearing evidence. This the court may do under the express provisions of the rule, if he is thereby satisfied that the movant is entitled to ho relief. State v. Cerny, Mo., 286 S.W.2d 804, 807; State v. Shell, Mo., 299 S.W.2d 465.…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  3. Haley v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  4. Avery v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  5. Waley v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1942

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. State v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1965
  2. State v. MorelandSupreme Court of Missouri · 1961
  3. Dodds v. Hanover InsuranceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
  4. State v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1961
  5. State v. GeeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1966

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