Legal Opinion
Yoakum v. State
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided March 23, 1993No. WD 45872PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRECKENRIDGE, Presiding Judge.
Dennis J. Yoakum (Yoakum) appeals the trial court’s denial of his Rule 24.035 motion. Yoakum pleaded guilty to stealing property over $150 and was sentenced to ten years imprisonment. Yoakum raises two points on appeal. Yoakum alleges that the motion court erred in denying his Rule 24.035 motion because he was denied effective assistance of counsel due to 1) the failure of guilty plea counsel to investigate and prepare Yoakum’s case for trial, forcing Yoakum to accept the State’s plea of fer; and 2) the conflict of interest created by Yoakum’s original attorney…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Sanders v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1987
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- State v. ColbertMissouri Court of Appeals · 1997
- Evans v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1996
- Rice v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1999
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