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Michael Wayne Ford v. Michael Bowersox

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 10, 2001No. 00-3261PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FAGG, Circuit Judge.

The State of Missouri charged Michael Wayne Ford with capital murder for his role in the stabbing death of Larry San-coucie. Against his attorney’s advice, Ford rejected a plea bargain limiting his sentence to thirty years’ imprisonment. A jury convicted Ford and he was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole for fifty years. Ford’s conviction was affirmed on direct appeal. See State v. Ford, 585 S.W.2d 472 (Mo.1979). In state postconvietion proceedings, Ford claimed his attorney’s failure to investigate and make the court aware of his incompetence denied…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Bousley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  4. Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  5. Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Ryan v. ClarkeDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 2003
  2. Barrientez v. BlairDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 2021
  3. Hughes v. LundDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2001
  4. People v. MickelCalifornia Supreme Court · 2016

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