Legal Opinion

Bliss v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided June 11, 2012No. SD 31359PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAM W. FRANCIS, JR., P.J.

Michael Sean Bliss (“Bliss”) appeals the motion court’s denial of his Rule 24.0351 motion for post-conviction relief. Finding no merit to Bliss’s appeal, we affirm the motion court.

Factual and Procedural History

Bliss was charged by information, filed January 15, 2009, with two counts of first-degree statutory sodomy for having deviate sexual intercourse with two children, both of whom were under 12 years old.

The parties executed a plea agreement in which Bliss pled guilty to both counts in exchange for concurrent 12-year sentences. The agreement also provided that…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hurst v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2010
  3. Bradley v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2009
  4. Chrisman v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2009
  5. Moore v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2006

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Lynn v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2013
  2. Prince v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2013
  3. Kerns v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2013
  4. Brandon Roberts v. State of MissouriMissouri Court of Appeals · 2016
  5. Sheila A. Wallis v. State of MissouriMissouri Court of Appeals · 2024

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