Legal Opinion
Boyer v. State
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided September 2, 1975No. 35417PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RENDLEN, Judge.
Joseph Boyer appeals from denial of his Rule 27.26 motion to vacate the life sentence entered on a conviction of first degree murder under § 559.010 RSMo. 1 Appellant contends: (1) he was entitled to and did not receive a hearing on the issue of his competency to stand trial; (2) that he did not receive effective assistance of counsel at trial or (3) on appeal; and (4) the trial court erroneously admitted oral and written confessions made by Boyer after his arrest which were involuntary and tainted by a prior unlawful statement made before the Miranda warnings were given. Our…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. BayerSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Roger Lee McQueen v. Harold R. Swenson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by23 opinions
- State v. OldsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1978
- Hemphill v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1978
- State v. GarrettMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
- State v. IngramSupreme Court of Missouri · 1980
- State v. MayfieldMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978
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