Legal Opinion
Dorsey v. Commonwealth
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided November 1, 2018No. 2017-SC-000005-DGPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*571OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE HUGHES
After denying Frederick Dorsey's motion to withdraw his guilty plea, the Jefferson Circuit Court imposed a thirty-five-year prison sentence on Dorsey in accordance with the plea agreement. Following sentencing, Dorsey filed a pro se Rule of Criminal Procedure (RCr) 11.42 motion, alleging that he received ineffective assistance of counsel and was coerced into taking the plea. The trial court denied Dorsey's motion and the Court of Appeals affirmed. We granted discretionary review to determine whether a conflict of interest existed when Dorsey's counsel…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Jonah Iaea v. Franklin Sunn, Director of the Department of Social Services, State of HawaiiCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Edmonds v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2006
- Joseph Edward Francis Lunz v. Robert J. Henderson, Superintendent, Auburn Correctional Facility, Auburn, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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