Legal Opinion
Downs v. State
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 17, 1990No. 56366PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL R. GAERTNER, Judge.
Movant appeals the denial of his Rule 27.26 motion after a hearing. We affirm.
Movant was convicted of three counts of capital murder and sentenced to consecutive terms of life imprisonment with no possibility of parole for fifty years. §§ 565.001, 565.008.1 RSMo.1978. His conviction was affirmed on direct appeal. State v. Downs, 593 S.W.2d 535 (Mo.1980). On September 16, 1987, movant filed his pro se motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to Rule 27.26 (repealed 1/1/88). Counsel was appointed and an amended motion was filed on August 4, 1988. An evidentiary hearing…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Sidebottom v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1989
- State v. DownsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1980
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. TwenterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1991
- State v. SuarezMissouri Court of Appeals · 1993
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- State v. TwenterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1991