Legal Opinion

Harkins v. Lauf

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided February 9, 1976No. 58995PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORGAN, Judge.

Appellant sought a declaratory judgment that his sentence of twenty-five years for armed robbery commenced on March 28, 1969. After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court held that the sentence commenced on October 4, 1971, and appeal was perfected to the Court of Appeals, Kansas City District. Upon application of respondent, the cause was ordered transferred to this court and we consider the same as on “original appeal.” Rule 83.09.

On September 1, 1968, appellant was arrested in Poplar Bluff for armed robbery in connection with the robbery of the Puxico State Bank. The next…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Ponzi v. FessendenSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  2. Wall v. HudspethCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1940
  3. Zerbst v. McPikeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1938
  4. State v. AmsdenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1957
  5. Lunsford v. HudspethCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1942

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Jones v. CookseySupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
  2. State v. ToliverSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
  3. Gary Wayne Harkins v. Donald W. Wyrick, Warden, Missouri State Penitentiary, and Harry Lauf, Records Officer, Missouri State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
  4. State Ex Rel. Lightfoot v. SchriroMissouri Court of Appeals · 1996
  5. State v. SmithMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982

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