Legal Opinion

Walker v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided July 19, 1988No. 53908Published

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Judge.

Arvin Walker, a/k/a James Eddes, appeals the denial of his Rule 27.26 motion after an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of stealing property of a value over $150.00 a class C felony under § 570.030 RSMo 1978. The court sentenced him as a persistent offender to fifteen years imprisonment. Appellant’s judgment and sentence were *649affirmed by this court in State v. Eddes, 721 S.W.2d 196 (Mo.App.1986).

Appellant filed a pro se motion to vacate his sentence under Rule 27.26. He then retained counsel who filed an amended petition. An evidentiary hearing was…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Richardson v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. Franklin v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. State v. SmithMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
  5. State v. EddesMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986

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