Legal Opinion
State v. Messa
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided January 23, 1996No. WD 50084, WD 51237PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FENNER, Chief Judge.
Terry Messa was convicted after a jury trial of forcible sodomy, § 566.060, RSMo 1994 and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. He filed a pro se Rule 29.15 motion seeking to vacate the conviction and sentence imposed. Appointed counsel filed an amended motion and requested an evidentiary hearing. The request for an evidentiary hearing was denied, and the motion court entered an order overruling Messa’s motion for posteon-viction relief.
Messa appeals the judgment of conviction and the denial of his motion for postconviction relief. The judgment of conviction and the order…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. HarrisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1994
- State v. NolanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1994
- State v. WaltonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1990
- Gillespie v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990
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