McLaughlin v. State

On January 9, 1985, William A. McLaughlin was convicted on drug charges in U.S. District Court. On January 24, 1985, McLaughlin pleaded guilty in Jackson County Circuit Court to receiving stolen property. Pursuant to a plea agreement, the circuit court judge ordered that McLaughlin’s state sentence be served before or consecutively to the impending federal court sentence.1 On March 12, 1985, McLaughlin was sentenced on the federal drug charges and began serving that sentence in a federal facility.

While in federal custody, McLaughlin filed a Rule 27.26 motion seeking to vacate his conviction…